dedalus Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 When I think of the many years we’ve been married, each one witheringly worse than the last, I rather enjoy your catatonic state; I push you along in a wheelchair, and I revel in your piglet squeals as I pretend to run you under a bus. The driver looks shocked, but I smile and wave. Many of them are Sikhs. When I finally get you home to the flat I deposit you in the creaking lift and push the buttons for a hour or two, letting you bob up and down in a fury: when somebody comes along I wring my hands and say, “I’m so sorry, it’s my ailing husband, “I fear he grows worse all the time,” both gazing sadly at your vein-popping face. Upstairs, I dish out your dogfood and a saucer of lukewarm water, then I knock back the first and best of three gins and tonic, turn on the TV, and leave you to shit yourself. Home Care come in the morning. You don’t know, you don’t know what you put me through. But, I’ll show you before they lock me away! Quote Drown your sorrows in drink, by all means, but the real sorrows can swim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelano Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Holy crap! Stark as real life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonqueen Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Have you been reading my mail???? I can relate to this on pretty deep level and caring for someone who cannot care for themselves does things to a person. Although I feel fairly safe in saying I would not go to these extremes. Great piece, actually makes me feel better to know I'm not the only one with startling thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Bren, Stark moving madness. Your stylistic integrity shines through. Reminded me of an old film, which as a child terrified me: Lady in a cage. Well done. Juris Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Lovely black humour. Reminds me of a Roald Dahl Tale of the Unexpected, where a scientist's repressed wife, ended up with her deceased husbands live brain and right eye, preserved in an experimental box. She took immense satisfaction from parading all that he despised in front of the eye to make a life support monitor, registering his brainwaves.. go berserk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmarti1 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I was thinking it was out of The Night Gallery. Chilling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger11 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Heartless and cruel and vindictive Perhaps you could edit the ending...perhaps you could escape 'justice' badge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 LOL, I have to have admit to plotting for a similar future on occassion. OMG this opens up all kinds of sadistically funny ideas in my head. ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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