�Mamie Hears the Roar�

by AJ Brantley

Allie, sixteen, is sandy blonde like her mama.

Kiki, seventeen.�is fair with long dark hair.

And then Minnie...

Body as withered as her sisters' are ripe.

Mamie hears the roar,

The men burst like a storm.

Allie and Kiki sit stone-faced,

And then Minnie...

Minit Man has one hand down Kiki's shirt,

Allie.. .hunches her shoulders as if to hide her breasts�

And then Minnie.

Then in a flash of metal,

The room blooms dark.

Mamie hears the roar,

"I'm hit, am I hit Minit Man?"

"Shit!"

Mamie hears the roar...

Minnie says loud...

"Dogs in a pack,

No guts by yourself

And nothing to get to know.

Sad, ain't it?"