The Room
By Len Morgan
It was a sparse room. Only a worn rug adorned the floor, a desk, a chair, a journal, and an assortment of writing implements sat on the desk. By the door, a dog's basket…
The wall above it held seven pictures of children displaying a familial similarity, except for their ages. They were each hugging a small dog; the same dog. The pictures were arranged in chronological order, the first child was aged one, then two, three, four, five, six, and seven. The dog aged in each successive picture. Then came three pictures of the dog alone, followed by two blank frames.
I wonder if he had
survived the knife attack, would our marriage have survived? The final straw was when
The killer got six years, due to his mental state, but as a model prisoner only served three years. Today, he is to be released to murder again…
I checked my service revolver, loaded it with three bullets, and left my house for the final time!
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Len Morgan
My reaction to the senseless deaths of so many children from knife crime. And, the results of that act on the victims family.
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