Grand Re-Opening

 

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.

 

 

-- rLp --

 

 

Comments

[Genevieve Jones]

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.