a rerun of an old old movie
from the thirties perhaps
where the guy falls off his bike
in front of a police constable
who blankets him, calls the medics
a truck stops with helpful driver
to drink in disaster
the wife shows up ­ almost faints
yet affirms name and phone number
she turns her head
and the guy falls off his bike
in front of a police constable
who blankets … …
the movie goes
round and around

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Watching by Joanna M. Weston
originally published April 29, 2009