“Untitled”

by Nathan Bateman

Minnie grabs jouncing globe breasts,

Hissing in her ear,

Allie and Kiki bathing in the river behind the house,

One shrieks in her shrill singy voice naked through the green hedge of the river bank,

Step on outside boys,

Kiki comes back,

"might as well go on and shoot I reckon" she says.

The blast bounces hollow off the walls and idles out to the croaking frogs,

Lord lady ain't you got no heart,

Mamie whacks him across the jaw like a storm,

"Now girls," Mamie says, "while I guard these rascals, ya'll go call the sheriff and tell

him we've got'em."