Handbasket

[tectak]

Cradled in her arms and swaddled in a pink cotton blanket,
it pulsed with real, red blood.

He said it was cute and asked for a sandwich.

Blowing through the door attached to a delicate arm and filled to the brim
with wildflowers dangling, it was only a mirror of her wants.

He thinks she is silly, but says nothing.

It will be years before the announcer steps in front of the playback
to explain every gory detail. Today hope is strong.

Holy shit leanne...anyone could read this and realise he ATE the baby. I apologise, mark, for leanne's incredible lack of insight.
Then, after he ate the baby, he was surprised that his sister, the baby's mother and
his wife, came in to his den with a bunch of girly flowers, and suggested that another sandwich was in order.Good stuff mark These rednecks need some good press.Seriously, though. There is too much missing, mark. Terse verse needs detail and depth. A lot in a little. Unless we all KNOW what this is about , say a news item or well documented story from a known source, the piece loses credibility.

Best,
tectak