Haibun Odyssey-2

Jerry Reynolds

Bleacher Trash 
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Crane, necking around to catch a glimpse of Ruby if he could. 
His lust for her was better known than his contempt. When women were not around, his thinly disguised misogyny exposed itself. Signifying that she would be a “tasty little red snapper.” Or referencing Santa Claus, “Ho-Ho-Ho Who Wouldn’t Go.”
Billy never quite understood that not everything that popped into his head was of sufficient quality to pop out of his mouth.

in dark hollows,
a chauvinist mind strokes
the vision of her

 

Billy barks, “What-cha think the Supreme Court goanna do bout Nigragation?” He was always trying to fluster the boy’s mother with crude brashness. Rushing now - to catch his filled container before it fell over the side, he scolds the boy for being so clumsy never, occurring to Billy that fucking with a boy’s mother came with consequences. 

select a wrong pitch
a ruthless critic of your choice
nature will be

  • Author: Jerry Reynolds (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 29th, 2021 08:30
  • Category: Short story
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  • Neville


    who was it said two into one dont go
    ......................... dunno .......................
    ... but they sure got that one wrong...

    Never known two in a row sir, not from anyone ... well done ..

    Neville

  • L. B. Mek

    'nature will be'
    'the vision of her'
    'in dark hollows,
    a chauvinist mind strokes'
    'fucking with a boy’s mother
    came with consequences.'
    'His lust for her was better known
    than his contempt.'
    'select a wrong pitch
    a ruthless critic of your choice'
    ''nature will be'
    'the vision of her'
    (forgive my overzealous and rude
    reimagining of your
    poignant and heartachingly empathetic write, Jerry
    I just, wanted to share with you
    those insightful lines
    which impacted me the most)..
    thank you! for choosing to share
    your poetic wisdom, dear poet

    • Jerry Reynolds

      Thanks, L.B.
      This is truly appreciated.



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