Turning on the Lights

By juancarlos

Tue, 26 Nov 2024

3 comments

bulbs flash across the country

blue, red, vicious and green

an unanswered postcard

breaks an unspoken promise

the clink of ice into a glass

of handcuffs snapping shut

she decorates her christmas tree

while he's in the police car

Permalink Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on Tue, 2024-11-26 12:21

There's a whole novel in this poem!

Permalink Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on Tue, 2024-11-26 15:48

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Permalink Submitted by Caldwell on Wed, 2024-11-27 10:18

even more drama if she had detonated the Christmas tree as I misread first time around...