What Does He Want

It is disconcerting to walk past your car
and see a man crouched down, hiding in the back seat.
Who is he?
What does he want?
Do I warn my husband before he hot tails it out for gas?
Or would he rather be surprised?
Perhaps it is an old college roommate.
I think
as I wave goodbye from the driveway.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021


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Date: 3/30/2021 2:11:00 PM
That's a scary one! A woman's worst fear (well, one of them). Mainly, stay off the phone til you know it's safe!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/30/2021 4:27:00 PM
"listen to your fear" should be stamped on T-shirts, for it is important Ann!
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Ann Peck
Date: 3/30/2021 2:13:00 PM
Also, listen to your fear.
Date: 3/29/2021 9:22:00 PM
Chuckle, smirk, grin -- grimace. Hope it isn't a carjacker. Good one, Caren! :) gw
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/30/2021 3:07:00 AM
I just have to tell you, I see things sometimes and bam, there is a poem! I walked past my car (in the garage) and felt strongly a man was going to be crouching down in the back seat. This was after we watched a guy (on our video camera) destroy our mailbox with a crowbar - he did it at 5:38 a.m. Weird huh?
Date: 3/29/2021 7:12:00 PM
Oh no, tell me you didn't! These days that could be a tragic situation. Glad you waved goodbye, though.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/30/2021 3:08:00 AM
I have to admit this was a fabrication, and an exaggeration, which is what I do....
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