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Fishing off the Jetties
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Fishing off the Jetties |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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It was a hot summer day Dark-thirty I was trying my luck fishing In a Louisiana coastal town They sat on the same rock jetty I was fishing from But not so near She was young Maybe twenty-something He middle-aged or more She sat on his lap looking toward the sea Leaned in its direction As if she might want to leave One of his hands clasped her waist The surge from the gulf Made the water assault the jetty Drowning out their conversation Of this May-December Interlude I turned my attention back to Catching fish Couldn't concentrate, however The couple captivated me That they were lovers Was apparent Still . . . Something seemed curious About them As I watched them I felt Like a Peeping Tom But I couldn't stop staring They paid me no mind As though I wasn't even there What was strange about them I soon figured out The woman She wasn't sitting on his lap No, it was more like He was holding her there She hadn't moved Since the first time I saw her Her back against his chest, head drooped Something gave me chills As hot as it was that day The man turned his head Stared back at me in the dusk Said something I couldn't make out He quickly stood Still holding onto the woman That was when I saw The handle of the dagger Which had been plunged into her stomach And the blood All . . . that . . . blood, dried now Still staring at me The man pulled the knife out of her Pushed her into the sea And Still looking at me Put the bloody knife to his throat And sliced his jugular vein Falling into the water with the woman ~ Man who wants pretty nurse, must be patient. ~ |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Yikes! Not what I expected. But you told the story well. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thanks, yeah, I know. I get a little deranged every so often, Ice. Thanks for stopping by. ~ Man who wants pretty nurse, must be patient. ~ |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Shoof! Wow! Well done, Jerry. Owl |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Shoot! WoW! Yourself Owl / Thank you . . . ~ Man who wants pretty nurse, must be patient. ~ |
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