B 0f E #11: a thickening gloom

Frank Prem

in late afternoon
two men are walking

 

a man and a boy

 

the man is talking
intense
the boy silent

 

they stop
the boy with his back against a paling fence
the man facing him
speaking urgently

 

a police car slows
pulls in to the kerb

 

please step this way sir
while I speak to the young fellow
for a moment
yes sir
I'm sure that's right
but just stand here for a moment
thank you

 

the boy responds

 

it's all right he's my father
no there's no problem
it's all right

 

the man

 

I'm his father
it's not how it looks

 

there's a situation at home
we were just discussing home

 

the policeman asks again

 

yes I'm all right

 

the police car pulls away
slowly

 

the man and boy start to walk
in the opposite direction

 

the man puts an arm around the boy's shoulder
the boy rigid
unyielding

 

as the last of the sun
fades
leaving a thickening gloom
they turn the corner
and are gone

 

~

  • Author: Frank Prem (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 18th, 2018 00:21
  • Comment from author about the poem: The Book of Evenings.
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  • Goldfinch60

    This one got to me, I read tragedy into this.

    • Frank Prem

      There's a lot going on, GF.

    • Lorna

      Disturbing...... was the father simply being the father and this was soooo misinterpreted - or was he preying. Mixed up world today.

      • Frank Prem

        Very difficult to sort out the meaning of a lot of observed interactions, I think.

      • Laura🌻

        Frank,
        After having read this
        write a few times, I still
        cannot make up my mind
        of what the relationship
        between the boy and the
        man is. An open ended
        interpretation by the reader!
        An excellent thought
        provoking write!
        Thank you for sharing.

        ~Laura~

        • Frank Prem

          Thank you Laura. It's a moody piece, for sure.

        • Its Raskolnikov

          Very disturbing indeed though. Good write!

          • Frank Prem

            Hi R. Thanks for your comment. Glad you enjoyed reading it.

            • Its Raskolnikov

              No problem, I've been trying to read more of yours and other friends' poems. Sorry I could'n't sooner



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