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Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

0 posted 2008-09-26 09:28 AM

It’s a cold and wet October night.
The settlement house is closed up.

Mom’s got a new man in the house.

The new man is crazy.

You can never tell
what he might get up to.

Bones is sitting in the rain,
leaning up against
the settlement house wall.

He’ll just sit there
until they get drunk enough,
and fall asleep.

Then Bones will sneak back in the house
where at least it’s warm and dry.

Bobby

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

1 posted 2008-09-26 09:36 AM

Very impressive realism, dear Bobby. Can't be read without wanting to reach out and protect that child from his own harsh world.

Love,
Margherita

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2 posted 2008-09-26 11:33 AM

Thanks dear Margherita,

I'm pleased this poem had that effect.

Bones says "Yer a nice lady."

I believe Bones, because he never lies. He's like my oldest boy that way.

Love Bobby

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

3 posted 2008-09-26 11:45 AM

A drunken lifestyle and a new boyfriend can cause a child a lot of misery. I've seen this senario up close and personal.
Ida

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4 posted 2008-09-26 02:02 PM

Thanks dear Ida,

You are correct. The boyfriend hates the kid, and the kid hates the boyfriend.

I've been there myself.

Love Bobby

WTBAKELAR

Senior Member

since 2008-09-09

Posts 1089
Utah, USA

5 posted 2008-09-26 02:20 PM

I went to bone's funeral, Is this his dream or his ghost? Now you've got me hooked.

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

6 posted 2008-09-26 02:26 PM

Yo WTBAKELAR,

I tend to write my poetic novels scattershot, then organize them into a book. Bones comes and goes all over the place. He always was one for getting around.

Bobby

Pilgrimage
Member Elite

since 2001-12-04

Posts 3945
Texas, USA

7 posted 2008-09-26 02:42 PM

This is understated, true-to-life, and enough to make anyone cry.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

8 posted 2008-09-26 08:15 PM

Thanks dear Nan,

Don't cry for Bones. It's experiences like this that turned my friend, the "real life" Bones into the good, hardworking, family man that he is today.

Love Bobby

steavenr
Member Elite

since 2003-11-17

Posts 4058

9 posted 2008-09-27 10:39 AM

I fear that I would not like Bones' life...but I do enjoy your writes as they dispassionately pull you in to the passion of his life...intrigued

[This message has been edited by steavenr (09-27-2008 11:12 AM).]

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

10 posted 2008-09-27 12:33 PM

Thanks Steavenr,

No, you are right, Bones life was not much fun.

Thanks for reading and commenting.

Bobby

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