this side the town limit
strays ran
in mismatched band
breeding nuisance
to no remedy
until town council
said
load a BB-gun
and have a blast
the mongrels who took
the truck
knew exactly the payoff
lazed around a picnic table
for days
sniffing around
after dark
they abandoned the truck
on a back road
stripped of tools
tossed the keys
hightailed it
with the .22
from under the seat
strays ran
in mismatched band
breeding nuisance
to no remedy
until town council
said
load a BB-gun
and have a blast
the mongrels who took
the truck
knew exactly the payoff
lazed around a picnic table
for days
sniffing around
after dark
they abandoned the truck
on a back road
stripped of tools
tossed the keys
hightailed it
with the .22
from under the seat
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Wanda Morrow
Clevenger
lives in Hettick, IL––population 200, give or take.She used to keep birds but they kept committing suicide, so now she randomly
kills orchids. For access to more of her works in progress, visit: http://wlc-wlcblog.blogspot.com.
Bay Laurel / Volume 2, Issue 1 / Spring 2013