Where I Sent You Today

I sent you on a trip today

and hope to receive a postcard soon.

An atypical vacation destination.

I didn't get you a ticket for the top romantic escapade

or the bustling up and coming city of tomorrow.

Equally as shocking, I didn't send you to hell,

either.  Problem is, the airlines didn't have any tickets

available.

I picked a special place, comparable to all the

putrid pot holes you used to make me reek and stumble.

I hope to receive a postcard soon.

From the coldest campground in alaska

as northern as I could get you

where the ice crystals cover all natural habitat 

and the cold will make you so crazy

having few animals and only overgrown haired fisherman to look at

you'll forget your species and howl at the moon.

Sent to work as an ice digger for the fisherman 

making minimum wage 

smelling nasty men

drinking your least favorite hard liquor for survival's sake

which i toast to you to pair with

hopefully a diet of unseasoned fish and stale saltine crackers 

You didn't need to pack all the shoes you bought with 

what should have been my commission.

One pair of boots and one pair of moccasins is all you need,

and usually just the boots.

longing to free yourself from the humid sweat of them,

unable due to the sureness of frostbite if they do escape their fur lined prison.

Tomorrow the target of this wish is subject to change,

as is the destination.

Nonetheless, send me a postcard soon.

Reviews

[InkSlinger]

Nicely composed.. clever lil' piece!!

this is really cute, i enjoyed this. Th epicture is cute as well.

[Anicca]

Very interesting and a sweet reminder of how sweet revenge can be. I liked this a lot and some of the images that it created in my mind as I read were both brilliant and hilariously. I like this. Thanks for sharing.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Oh that is quite witty, don't we always think of the people we dislike in such uncomfortable situations, they don't have tickets to hell, no wonder i can't get home. Very cleaver and creative.

[Maurice]

"hopefully a diet of unseasoned fish and stale saltine crackers"

I'll be sure not to get on your bad side!

[Samuel Dickens]

Oh, boy----someone is in trouble. Digging ice-holes for smelly fishermen in Alaska? Whoever this person is, I recommend that they buy you a box of chocolates immediately! (Not from Wal-mart, either--the good stuff)