as long as she doesn't think about it <br />it never happened <br />and if it did <br />it never mattered.... <br />her garden is dead <br />frost took the last red tomato <br />in the same way the heat <br />had taken the last of the collard greens <br />she will replant in the spring <br />when she and the weather are tolerant <br />and more suitable for cultivation <br />but for the time being she will talk to her bird <br />and let the dog out for a leak <br />in between reading her gossip magazines <br />and doing a load of colors <br />her life is safe <br />as long as she doesn't think about it <br />it never happened <br />and if it did <br />it never mattered <br />not to her or anyone else........<br /><br />Ted Sheridan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/comfort-zone-total-denial/
