POEM - Crazy Lady Has Cows on Her Mind

The voice was sweet

As it came across

With a fiery confidence

            Just calling in

            Want to make sure

            If I get arrested

            You’ll come post bail

I assured her I would

Crazy lady

All the cows were at the gate

Just waiting there

And the handfuls of grass

Were gobbled up eagerly

So were the two buckets full

Scraped up from the newly leveled field

She was stirring the pot

            Like she is known to do

Because the cows were starving

Looking all emaciated and sad

I checked in a little later

To see if she had been arrested

And what other mischief

She might have been up to

            I called the guy at the sheriff’s office

            Got voice mail again

            Could barely understand his accent

            I left a message

            I guess we’ll see what happens!

I hope she can sleep through the night

She only made it to 2 AM a couple nights back

And wanted to talk

And worry and plan

I was no help though

I wanted to sleep, and sleep some more

Roll over and pretend this wasn’t happening

She said she was on her way

Heading to her next option

Right to the sheriff station

The one around the corner

Sit there until they listened

Or dragged her away screaming

She must be serious

She said dinner was already made

And her car, somehow, was full of hay

Crazy lady

Out and about

Doing those things

That crazy ladies do