The Bachelor Rain makes the river lascivious. The bachelor hired hand notices this. He once embraced a woman The way the water embraces the trees — Totally. But all longing left him long ago. He hadn’t even realized he was lonely before The morning the dog appeared at his door. “Oh hi you miserable thing you.” Years later, she gives him a look he recognizes To be a look of permission. He has felt the tumors along her spine, Knows his loneliness is not worth her suffering. He gives her some venison and lets her eat Most of it before he shoots her, Then buries her on the hillside So the river won’t walk all over her grave. As for him, he will live a long time, Longer than he would have said He thought he would Were there anyone there to ask him.
The Bachelor
The Bachelor
The Bachelor
The Bachelor Rain makes the river lascivious. The bachelor hired hand notices this. He once embraced a woman The way the water embraces the trees — Totally. But all longing left him long ago. He hadn’t even realized he was lonely before The morning the dog appeared at his door. “Oh hi you miserable thing you.” Years later, she gives him a look he recognizes To be a look of permission. He has felt the tumors along her spine, Knows his loneliness is not worth her suffering. He gives her some venison and lets her eat Most of it before he shoots her, Then buries her on the hillside So the river won’t walk all over her grave. As for him, he will live a long time, Longer than he would have said He thought he would Were there anyone there to ask him.