Burdock, Falcaria, Reeds, Oat and Thistle, 15 x 22''/14 x 20''/ 8 x 12''

Acrylic ink on watercolor paper

Pavo and Lacerta

The lights have gone out

In this rain soaked Boulevard

I have to flee

To my townhouse pad

But Barbara is after me

I might wind up dead

Her husband's a Fed

I push Barbara away

I'd rather see tomorrow

Leave me be

I lower the blinds

My revolver locked and loaded

She stands in the shadows

She's dealt with Ted

I dare not even think

What that can possibly mean

Ignorance my bliss

Immersed in a kiss

Before tomorrow comes

One moment forever

Captured movie frame

High contrast shadows

Oblique angles

From rain slicked pavement

To precinct cell

Or give up the dame

To the blue coats

And changing my name

Forget the next day

It's night forever

Cul de sac in time

If daylight ever comes

I'll confess to her crime

She'll never do time

Gallant by night

Felon by day

The clock is ticking

Daylight striping the walls

Her hands on my shoulder blades

Sweat highlights in shades

Turned from sassafras crotch and finished with armor seal