Happy Anniversary

She places little forget me nots
All throughtout the house
She tries to leave them everywhere
To be found by her loving spouse

Their twenty-first anniversary
Will be celebrated tonight
And she's found the perfect gift
To make the evening bright

Married out of high school
To the first man she ever dated
Her parents told her not to rush
And wished she would have waited

Her husband pulls in the driveway
As she watches her plan unfold
She hides out in the bedroom
Where he'll find his pot of gold

Her husband finds the note she left
As a smile crosses his face
He finds a second, then a third
As he moves from place to place

He makes his way to the bedroom
And finds his wife upon the bed
She asks him why he cheated on her
Then puts a bullet in his head

She walks quietly to the bathroom
And runs herself a bath
As she sits down in the water
She starts to smile then laugh

She reaches for the radio
And pulls it in the water
Sparks cover her body
And a picture of her daughter

The picture catches the curtains on fire
As the ceiling comes tumbling down
Happy anniversary the last note said
As the house burns to the ground
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Brown Avatar
August 14, 2010 at 9:05 AM
Congratulations Larry on your win in Nikko Palmario's contest "Twist and SHOCK" Love, Carol
Arteaga Avatar
August 10, 2010 at 3:18 PM
congrats on your great twist and shock poem :D
Fraser Avatar
August 8, 2010 at 7:34 AM
Oh my, I was gripped all the way through Larry. Your words flowed so smoothly. Congrats on your win >> James
Mehta Avatar
August 7, 2010 at 9:35 PM
Congrats on your well deserved place, larry
Taylor Avatar
August 7, 2010 at 4:33 PM
Congrats, my friend. Great win. Ralph
Sweetheart Avatar
August 7, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Congrats Larry on your big win in the Twist and Shock contest with this exceptional piece .. enjoy another momentous victory my friend..with luv..
Johnson Avatar
August 7, 2010 at 9:28 AM
Oh my. I have goose bumps. Certainly had a twist and a shock. Congratulations. Love, joyce
Cwiak Avatar
August 7, 2010 at 9:22 AM
Great write with this one! Congrats on your win in the contest. Dan C
K. Avatar
August 7, 2010 at 9:18 AM
Hi Larry :), super congrats on your 3rd place win ^_^! This was just a tragically twisty write, happy anniversary indeed! yiikes--nikko :)
Taylor Avatar
July 17, 2010 at 1:49 PM
What a tragic tale. Awesome write, my friend. Have a good weekend. Ralph
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