MISS DOCTICH SAID.A Poem by Terry CollettA WOMAN SAYS SHE SAW BONNIE PARKER.Miss Doctich told the cop She’d seen that Bonnie Parker girl in the WC in Some store in Tennessee In the next closet next to Mine I could hear her Muttering through the Wall but the cop chewing Gum just stood and stared Gave her a blank look then Said how’d you know it was Her? Besides she was shot In some ambush back in 1934 my granddaddy said He’d seen her laid out dead As a squashed louse but Miss Doctich insisted it was her And said she’d seen her enter The closet in those old-fashioned Clothes and shoes dusty and Worn smoking and cursing And swearing and slamming The door but the cop shook His head and thought the old Dame was a few dimes short Of a dollar and just went along With her nodding and pulling a Serious face his features like One wanting to fart but holding It in out of politeness and unseen By either of them walking through The store Bonnie Parker wearing The old fashion clothes and dusty Shoes Miss Doctich said she wore. © 2011 Terry Collett |
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Added on January 15, 2011 Last Updated on January 15, 2011 Tags: GHOST, BONNIE PARKER, STORE, WC AuthorTerry CollettUnited KingdomAboutTerry Collett has been writing since 1971 and published on and off since 1972. He has written poems, plays, and short stories. He is married with eight children and eight grandchildren. on January 27t.. more..Writing
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