Inspired by Jim's "Veracity"
Farmer's coats and boots and jeans, in a
Battered truck with a window rack I hope
Does not contain a gun, and why? I was
A drowning man, beneath such fiercely
Tossing waves as they, from here, so far
From shore, could never know, and I,
Alone, inside some dreadful country bar,
Espied an angel's saving hand, extended
From the air above, to raise me from my
Frigid sea, an angel in a strange disguise.
She wore a hat a cowboy'd wear, with
Turquoise bangles on her arms, and such
A sheer and lovely shirt, unbuttoned mostly,
And she asked if I was in the mood to
Dance. "To dance? My God, you rescued
Me. I'll do whatever you will ask," and
Did, and, when the sun had risen, heard
A knocking on her door, and, from the
Bedroom, curses, screaming. Out a
Window, I did go, and got a good way
Down the street before I heard a starter
Spin, and learned those two were after me.
Poetry by Lawrence Beck
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Written on 2012-12-15 at 00:24
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David City, Nebraska
Two idiot brothers are after me, in theirFarmer's coats and boots and jeans, in a
Battered truck with a window rack I hope
Does not contain a gun, and why? I was
A drowning man, beneath such fiercely
Tossing waves as they, from here, so far
From shore, could never know, and I,
Alone, inside some dreadful country bar,
Espied an angel's saving hand, extended
From the air above, to raise me from my
Frigid sea, an angel in a strange disguise.
She wore a hat a cowboy'd wear, with
Turquoise bangles on her arms, and such
A sheer and lovely shirt, unbuttoned mostly,
And she asked if I was in the mood to
Dance. "To dance? My God, you rescued
Me. I'll do whatever you will ask," and
Did, and, when the sun had risen, heard
A knocking on her door, and, from the
Bedroom, curses, screaming. Out a
Window, I did go, and got a good way
Down the street before I heard a starter
Spin, and learned those two were after me.
Poetry by Lawrence Beck
Read 14 times
Written on 2012-12-15 at 00:24
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