A Dicy Path Poem by John Sensele

Maggie revved off to church
Intending to leave no one in the lurch
When Brighton caressed her hand
To the tune of an invisible band.

Brighton and Maggie entered a motel
With simcards from Airtel
When a shrill ringtone sounded
And their hearts pounded.

Half dressed, they sneaked into Brighton's SUV
Hiding from Busybody tv
Although a tinted glass limousine
Purred like a cat behind Brighton's machine.

Maggie cursed her luck
For the muck
She'd plunged in headlong
For a dime song.

The tinted limousine gained ground
As Brighton and Maggie it did hound
When their SUV did swerve
And played tricks on Maggie's nerve.

Brighton executed a maneuver
Near Perfidy river
That shoved the tinted car
Off the road tar.

Tinted limousine overturned
As Maggie's luck returned
And gunshots
Broke lots

Of calm and silence
When Maggie's fright dance
Poured rivers of tears
Plus a plethora of fears.

John had found out
She'd been a lout
Stealing his slice
Of marriage twice.

Brighton fed more gas
With no fuss
To escape bullets
And pellets

That whizzed by
And made Maggie cry
When a bullet in a windscreen drilled a hole
That made Brighton fall

When the SUV hit a rock
Killed a croc
And stars shone
On Maggie's crimson collar bone.