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JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

0 posted 2012-10-26 06:58 AM

a farmwife
thin as a rail, eyes sunken
dull, no life spark there
when she speaks
she knows not what she speaks of
talks of crop failure
flooding in the spring
tornadoes
always has that haunted look
about her
sometimes when she knows what to speak of
she remains silent
her man
a good man
toils sunup to sundown
trying to make it all work
but more bills come
than cash
bank getting testy
one hot summer afternoon
after a long night
staring at the ceiling
she poured herself a cup of
bitter despair
emptied the shelves of canned goods
sat at the table
shed her face mask
to reveal the real one
she'd kept hidden from everyone
all these years
picked up her husband's
nine millimeter
walked outside shooting at anything that moved
missed the hound and the chickens
kept shooting
walking toward where her husband
was mending a fence
walked up to him
pointed the nine millimeter
toward his chest
pulled the trigger three times
it clicked three times
out of bullets
she had to go away
husband hanging onto the farm
but the desire isn't there anymore
goes to see her every other Saturday
while their daughter
lights fires in places they know nothing about

©Jerry Pat Bolton

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

1 posted 2012-10-26 01:04 PM

Wow! That's a powerful story. Got my attention.
Ida

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2012-10-26 01:18 PM

I thank you for the read and comment, Ida, very much so.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

r v wooo
Senior Member

since 2007-08-07

Posts 656

3 posted 2012-10-26 02:08 PM

Life can be hard and sometimes the hardships become to heavy...hmmm, appears the daughter will be next to fall...a sad story, Jerry.

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

4 posted 2012-10-26 02:15 PM

I agree it is sad, r v, but life can be like that as we all know. Thanks for dropping by, I appreciate it.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

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