Rescue
Five year old
Hunkered down
Between the old black travel trunk
And the beige wall paper
With pink roses
Her dad
Beat her
Over the head and shoulders
With a black razor strap
Until
Grandpa said,
“That is enough.”
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Good for Grandpa! Fine poem.
Thank you Kevin for all your comments. I feel as if I have met you heretofore.
Your feedback spurs me onto write more and more.
Vivid seen!
oh, those vivid details help place me there.
you got me. powerful and real.
Thank you.