Saturday, December 1, 2012

the black shovel

you had a disagreement
once with someone
you were related
to by marriage.
a black shovel
was the issue.
she wanted it.
you wanted it.
and not knowing
how strongly she was
devoted to this
shovel that leaned
against the back
yard fence for so
many years, you took
it with you
when you left.
so it surprised you
when you got
the message that
said, if the shovel
was not returned
soon, there would
be hell to pay
like you'd seen
before.

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