Burlap Vows and Divorce Clutch Whiskey

double-stitched
gunny bag filled with
molasses oats the prize
given custody to the last
straw on the fork pitched

silo tower
watched it crumble
another brick in the wall
secret grew inside the alfalfa flower

hay truck green
sitting at the saloon
loaded bales tied with orange twine
noon turned into the moon and stars
dairy and karaoke queen

hay's been long unloaded
belt's been undone panties dangling
hanging on the rearview mirror can you
smell them burlap vows and divorce clutch whiskey?

gossip at sunday church
gossip at the anvil
gossip at the den
gossip at the sawmill birch

social media broadcast
twitter and facebook posts
gossip spreads fast
.mrsdogc has got a bounty out
and it won't be her last

Copyright Ms. Sage Sweetwater, Celebrity Firebrand lesbian novelist