woke up one day scared
here I am: old lady
end of a dirt road
don’t know karate
kitchen knives are dull
neighbor is deaf
cat is a coward
said to my husband
I want a gun
Bought a small black pistol
went to the range
shot my gun until I
hit the target
pretty well, call it a cluster
peppering the red circle
I call it a cluster
put the gun in my sock drawer.
if necessary
the cat knows where to find it.
Karen Miller is a 76 year old retired lawyer living on Lake Champlain in Vermont with her cranky but lovable husband and Izzy the cat. In the summer she gardens and swims. In the winter she looks out the window.