Monday, July 16, 2018

The Sisters

They were in high school
in the city no less;
and they listened to Elvis
on the radio A.M.

Bobbie socks they wore thick,
skirts below the knees;
they always wore sweaters
which cowboys resisted.

Saturday night was their time,
all day they spent primping;
when boyfriends came knocking
they got a bullet 'tween the eyes.

This went on for ages
till they all married off,
leaving the cowboys at home
with the radio and Davey Crockett.

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