Saved my Life
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An icon, but she’s not just pretty.
Originally known as Norma Jeane,
Marilyn Monroe proved she was witty.
The fifties, you could see her in any scene.
I feign sleep,
Though I hear the quiet pitter patter of anxious feet,
It takes everything in me to not utter a peep,
To him, my awakening is a treat.
Without any more patience, he pounces,