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A Little Vestige
Contributed by
butch
on
Monday, 23rd September 2002 @ 07:40:00 PM in AEST
Topic:
Lifepoems
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The rubber of the tires
picked up the dust
in little puffs left behind.
I sat looking out the window
wide eyed, expectant, excited
my brothers, asleep in the back
uncaring, unconcerned, calm
the bumpy dirt road, no bother
sleep more important at sunrise
we drove on, my mind filling
tales of adventure, always heroic
whence finally we stopped
I stepped out, a little afraid
my siblings rubbing their eyes
coming awake, at last
we all ambled to the spot
surrounded by the sage brush
a little fence, rolling in shambles
the only marker in sight
out of the cloth case, shining
the object of the moment
his hands, carefully, almost lovingly
opening the chamber wide
a red shell, as big as mans finger
loaded gently, making a thunk
put to his shoulder, leaning
pulling the trigger, deafening
I, jumping out of my skin
three of us crying out
and, now it coming to me
heavy, bulky, I surprised
him helping me, positioning this thing
coaching me, coaxing me
looking down the barrel, at nothing
my finger squeezing, harder, harder
I find myself against a post
dazed, hard-of-hearing, frightened
him laughing, picking me up
saying "you'll grow in to the gun, son"
but, I never did.......
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butch
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2002-09-23 19:40:00]
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Re: A Little Vestige
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by Chrissylee on
Saturday, 16th November 2002 @ 11:05:07 AM AEST
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nice write well done,
peace love and happy poetry |
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