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Open Poetry #49

Scene of the Crime

Jack Napes
Member

since 2014-02-22

Posts 290
Phaedra's Womb

0 posted 2014-02-25 08:01 PM

tall, slender and calm in her way
she was a jewel of the Eurasian persuasion
it rained that night in August
the glare of headlights minced my view
a dull thud prompted me to brake

her gin-soaked lapel caught my eye
...and that interesting pin
or was it her double-breasted suit?
I reached for that icon of interest slowly
the anticipation of a slap ever present

(I guess I'm just a puritan at heart)

it was a character of oriental design
within its exquisite setting an emerald rested
I looked at her face, her eyes were closed
she had the look of a child, though middle-aged

it was raining harder now
I raised her lifeless form up and into my arms
I carried her to my car and set her in the seat
it was then that I knew something was different

it was that emerald
the gem was glowing now
I cautiously placed my finger upon it
and as I did, she moved!

her eyes slowly opened and peered into my own
her lips gently parted revealing brilliantly white teeth
her fingers delicately extended as her arm rose ever so slightly
I stared in disbelief at this beautiful creature
hypnotized by her seeming resurrection, I sat still as death

suddenly then, and without any previous warning at all,

                                     Slap!

         I guess she knew I was no puritan after all

I gave her a lift to the morgue and went home to Ma's cooking
I thought I'd surprise her with this new emerald pin I bought for her
she loves oriental as much as I do

maybe more

Touch, but don't look

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

1 posted 2014-02-25 09:03 PM

Great story Jack. Ya got 'em coming back from the dead just to slap you, because you are so bad! I love it.

Lori

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2014-02-25 09:14 PM

There are days like that.

~*~ It's not that the man did not know how to juggle, he just didn't have the balls to do it. ~*~

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