Snappy’s Pizza is having a ribbon cutting on Thursday.
No, it’s not the grand opening of a new store.
Snappy has been there next to the Kroger for years, but
they got a new manager last week
so the mayor and probably a councilman will be there,
president of the town chamber of commerce of course,
Phil the owner and the new manger--they’ll all freeze
in mid-air with a pair of scissors for the camera.
Laura Beth got a new daddy back in June. The first one
quit last October. The new daddy seems
pretty nice. He drinks too, but
maybe it won’t be as much,
maybe he won’t yell as much and break things, and
maybe she won’t bruise as easily.
She made the new daddy oatmeal raisin cookies today,
put them on a Chinet paper plate,
covered it in Saran wrap, and
taking a small pair of scissors with
pink plastic handles and rounded edges
she cut slender red ribbon
from the spool for decoration.
A very bloody red, symbolic, and poignant juxtapositioning of the hope held within both new beginnings! I'm crying scarlet tears for that little girl, because who cares about Slappy's pizza, if she never gets to enjoy a slice free of fear and bruises.
Posted by: Genevieve Jones | August 30, 2010 at 10:58 PM