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Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 3592 Registered: 11-1998 |
Honorable Mention Keep Them Closer M. Kathryn Black In the house of my ancestors I make a place for my enemies, give each an antique cherry bed covered with the finest silk quilts. The ones who hate me most take the beds closest to mine; they want to keep watch, and I ignore them, tenderly rearrange the family artifacts. As I turn my bed around, it scrapes with dissonace on the wooden floor; at least I'll not be head to head with the witch that moans and snores. While they meet I'll cook good roast beef with mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, salad, and alot of carrots and stringbeans. I will add a couple of leaves to the table. I'll not disabuse them of thinking they're elite, the favored ones of God, His chosen children. I'll set a fire in the evening when they're done, fetch the towels and wash dishes until three. |
