A bump in the road
She thought a thorn
had broken the skin of her ankle
while horseback riding near
old Route 66 in the
North Valley of Albuquerque
It looks like a snake bite
I said as I brought my eyes closer
You know she said
I thought maybe I heard a rattle
as we skirted past the brush
but I thought it was your iPhone
making one of its noises
We better go get yourself
fixed up now I said
we’re supposed to be at
Doc & Eddy’s at seven-thirty
october two thousand thirteen
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YIKES! You have touched on one of my primal fears. *shivering uncontollably now*
ha ha – agreed! I am not a big snake fan! don’t see them much around my neighborhood but they are certainly around. In this case I had to go all the way to New Mexico to find one to write about ;`)
Eek. What is more dangerous? A snake or an iphone?
I’m beginning to think the latter!
I FRICKIN HATE HATE HATE snakes! This was CHILLING for me!
I think you are in the majority!
Agreed!
I love the way the persona “I” is so matter-of-factly. “We better go get yourself fixed …” Such understated distance and adherence to order.
more like a machine than merely acting nonchalantly ;`)
I laughed at the end – is that inappropriate ?
absolutely – laughing is great therapy
I love this one and not because I love snakes! It gave me the heebie geebies in that respect, but I love the casual conversation going on and also, the combination of snake and iPhone! 🙂
I was certainly going for ‘casual’ on this one! Thanks, Lauren!