Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Running Away In Her Dreams

Do you ever think of getting into your RV and heading west and never looking back? I ask my friend.
Her life is a series of woes, and misbegottens, have-tos, and never-wases.  Drama, at full tilt.
Every time I see her she has a flat tire, her mother is in the hospital, and someone in her family just died.
Yesterday her car broke down, and none of her free-loading relatives would bring her to work.
Which was okay as she had smallpox anyway.
This morning she showed me that she is missing her face, and her hair fell off.
High drama indeed for 7 a.m.
Do you ever think of getting into your RV and heading west? I ask her.
She smiled.
Every day, she said, and I would leave my phone here.

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M. L. Kiser September 26, 2018 at 10:09 PM "Do you ever think of getting into your RV and heading west and never looking back? I ask my friend." Oh yes, I do; she has some tough luck, doesn't she? She should head west! A great read. Caren Krutsinger September 27, 2018 at 2:43 AM Every day brings more drama. Her brother's foot fell off yesterday into his potato soup.

Lindsay Laurie September 26, 2018 at 6:49 PM Hello Caren … sadly, running off with problems never solves them. My gosh, so many can relate to your poem - thank you Caren - Lindsay Caren Krutsinger September 27, 2018 at 2:43 AM Thank you Lindsay. I am so glad you are reading these. The commenting is my favorite part.

Rhona Mcferran September 26, 2018 at 11:19 AM This would be a really funny poem... if it wasn't so true-to-life for some people. Well penned. Caren Krutsinger September 26, 2018 at 1:23 PM It is so true for this person.