Rant of the Week

Old People

 

"She sits and stares at the backdoor screen..."
John Prine, "Hello in There"

We don't know if Loretta is catatonic, tired, disappointed, or all of the above, but we know that no one comes calling anymore.  Not Joey, who's somewhere on the road, or John and Linda who live in Omaha, or Davy, who died in the Korea War. 

 

 

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