Time for "Prosery" in the dVerse Poets Pub ~ Lisa hosts and provides background on performer Alejandro Escovedo, features him singing "Bury Me." Next, we write a story including this line Lisa gives us from the song lyrics: ‘Bury me with the lies I told’
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"What's the deal? What the docs say?"
"Not much time left, unless I have that heart surgery. No big loss in this town. It's time for me to leave. Bury me with the lies I told. Promise you there ain't no one gonna miss this old coot. Big lies, white lies, you name 'em, I told 'em. There's a plot up yonder, top o' that butte, the one they call Dead Man's Purgatory. That's where I want to go."
"Seriously?! There must be someone in this town who'd be sorry to see you go. I would!! Remember that time the cattle got spooked when we were movin'em one pasture to another? Couldn't have got through that mess without you. I know plenty other folks have stories."
"Dude, time to buck up, let the docs fix you. You ain't goin' nowhere, anytime soon!"
I love the easiness and flow of story and conversation - and an enigmatic ending - Jae
ReplyDeleteI’m with Lisa, Helen, your cowboy story made me think of Glenn too, especially the cowboy theme and the way he wrote everything in dialogue.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing more important than friends when you are sinking... hope he decided to go ahead (and maybe find a way to make good on some of the perceived damage he had done9
ReplyDeleteI love this, Helene. Comes a time when one finds out that one is not quite as alone as one thinks.
ReplyDeleteOh, I hope he has the surgery. It's so wonderful he has such a good friend!
ReplyDeleteA plausible story in my experience out bush. On occasion though I note, some people say such things in order to elicit sympathy. I like how you tell it.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting story.
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