. Poetry from The Great In-Between: The Sailors Story

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

The Sailors Story

 


(A lone voice whispers)


Eighteen

With no Plan B


I met Annalise

Marylou Brown


In downtown

Los Angeles 


When I ran headfirst into love


In O'Raffertys


Who I thought would be 


The first and only love of my life



After joining the Navy

And serving at sea


While on leave


And then she owned me


Sent and spent all my money

On her


Bought a big old farm in Texas

Big car


Then she left me

After 7 years 


Taking the house

The car 


Even took Betty Boo

Our famous cow


But like my brother

Straus says


Those that play away

Those that do as the Devil says


Those that love a taste of the Devils cake


Will never be happy


Buy another house and a new cow


Announce to your old spouse 



You're happy for them

And watch them

Ask to return


Again 



Then tell them it's too late


For you've too

Met someone else


So maybe 

All this was fate


(C)

Copyright John Duffy


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