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Aunt Minnie and Uncle Tom
Aunt Minnie was a frail wisp of a woman
Uncle Tom was a giant of a man
Stetson hat, mean bastard
I’ve thought about Aunt Minnie
most of my life
wondering . . .
why no one in the family didn’t stop him
I was much too young
©June 25, 2017 / Jerry Pat Bolton
Uncle Tom was a giant of a man
Stetson hat, mean bastard
I’ve thought about Aunt Minnie
most of my life
wondering . . .
why no one in the family didn’t stop him
I was much too young
©June 25, 2017 / Jerry Pat Bolton
Published 26th Jun 2017
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26th Jun 2017 6:04am
Jerry this is very painful to read
it's never right to look the other way
you were too young
but it left its mark on you heart..
honest ink..
love you..
xo Brenda
it's never right to look the other way
you were too young
but it left its mark on you heart..
honest ink..
love you..
xo Brenda
26th Jun 2017 4:53pm
For sure, Brenda, it most definitely left its mark on me. I think of what I saw often. My father refused to step in, my uncles, nobody stepped up. If Uncle Tom is in hell I hope he is in the absolute worst place there. Thank you for checking out this dreary poem.
Anonymous
27th Jun 2017 2:22am
Jerry my friend that ending made me sound like Ralph Cramden..."ooof"...powerful and poignant and your Aunt would be honored. Turning a blind eye is never good when it comes to those who frickin know better.
Xoxo Taryn
Xoxo Taryn
27th Jun 2017 2:27am
Ah Taryn, as I was writing this little poem I was hoping someway Aunt Minnie could know it was being written. Made me feel good just imagining that she could. Thank you or your sweet comments.
