all the ducks in a row

the first move made was the worst move

played---making like the sky had parted &

somebody was watching over, somebody

was lighting a candle for the struggle, as if

it was over by a long shot---for getting things

back in order was the name of the game &

keeping a steady job impressed her &

getting a decent apartment impressed her &

staying out of trouble for the time being,

it all impressed her & oh the things that a

horny man will do, imagine if that horny man

falls in love---so as it happened the time

went by & she too began to fall for him, as

she began to believe that he had changed &

that all the time that had passed, really had

passed, as now it seemed that he had begun

to walk the proverbial straight & narrow---

yes, the two of them started to have a

scheduled time to sit & eat dinner & they

had “appropriate holiday get-togethers” in

which they met each other’s family & ne’er

was a mention of the years before, in fact

the past seemed as if it had all been a bad

dream & so the two of them began to make

plans together, now that they both had picked

each other up individually---now pooling their

ideas, they saw a big ceremony in the future,

they saw a honeymoon to trump all honeymoons

& for a split second, the two of them swore

that real happiness wasn’t that far off---

all their ducks, it seemed, were finally in a

row---

 

but then the old habits that take so very long to die,

roll back inward & things once unsavory begin to

look tantalizing again---ah yes, what could

be done with such a vast amount of moola & all

it would take to get it is a little teensy weensy

bending of the law (in fact it’d be so very teensy

weensy that you know, nobody would even

notice) & the street would always be there

welcoming one of its own back with open arms,

so deep in his heart, he knew that if in fact she

did have a problem with what was going to go down,

there would be another that could take her place---

 

she didn’t see things as crystal clear as he & when

she found out about the coming adventure, she

bolted like any good upstanding citizen would do

when they see or hear about a possible crime ensuing,

yes, she was a good little girl & took her separate ways

prior to the s**t going down---

 

the ducks were no longer making their way as a family

one by one through the park anymore---

the line had been broken.