Who
was Violet Ruth Earle?
her
blood courses through me,
I
have been compared to her–
not
exactly a compliment
where
I come from:
bad
seed, anyone?
Adopted
under clouds
of
innuendo no one knew
from
where, from what, from who
she
was.
Whispers
followed her into
marriage
with Ben yet it
lasted
a quarter century until
she
walked out on the man–
left
him with the kids–
to
party with Jack;
at
least she knew Jack–
shit,
I don't know who
I
am without knowing who
she
was.
She
thought
Ben's
bible thumping
wasn't
much fun;
she
was
so
I'm told
and
wanted more–
who
ever had too much fun?
Ben
played chess, collected
stamps,
sang in the choir,
hung
out in the church of our fathers:
all
sterling pursuits, yet
Pilgrim's
progress sounds
light
in the fun department.
She
knew
Jack
had the letters of transit;
she
could get out of Casablanca.
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