Norfolk rhapsody
mike lazarchuk
Resigned they seal their fate
With a pledge of love &
Eddie begins loading the gun
1 for Vonnie 1 for him
Holding hands in the dark
Like ghosts in transition
Eddie tenderly kisses Vonnie goodbye
Lifts the gun nuzzling the barrel into
Vonnie’s thich black wavy hair
Feels the warmth coming off her soon cold body
Holds her close and squeezes...
After the police&coroner leave
After the next of kin are notified
After the reporters get their story
Around 4 in the morning
Mrs. Cantrelli Eddie’s landlady
Wrings bits of skull teeth hair brain all in a bucket
Of disinfectant turns red with blood&likes
What she sees
Such a color she muses staring into the bucket
Just like Papa’s burgundy wine
