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Footfalls In My Mind<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cRing phone.\u201d—-RING.<\/p>\n \u201cOne more time.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCome on\u201d—- \u201cAnswer,<\/p>\n Crisis line.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHello, —- thank God!<\/p>\n I\u2019m glad you\u2019re there.<\/p>\n You really gave me<\/p>\n quite a scare.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cRemember me —-?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFrom yesterday?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI have to talk<\/p>\n some more today.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI feel I\u2019m running<\/p>\n out of time.<\/p>\n I hear his footfalls<\/p>\n in my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t go out.<\/p>\n I cannot eat.<\/p>\n At night, I scream<\/p>\n myself to sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t sleep now,<\/p>\n though I\u2019m in bed.<\/p>\n I hear his footfalls<\/p>\n in my head.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI know you think<\/p>\n he doesn\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n But, I know different.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve felt his fist.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019ll come bustin<\/p>\n thru the door,<\/p>\n cuss me out an<\/p>\n call me a \u2018whore\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019ll walk over<\/p>\n and slap my face.<\/p>\n Then, kick me all<\/p>\n around the place.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019ll tie me nude<\/p>\n into a chair.<\/p>\n Then, run his fingers<\/p>\n thru my hair.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIf I yell,<\/p>\n or act upset,<\/p>\n he\u2019ll burn me with<\/p>\n a cigarette.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWhat happens next,<\/p>\n I can\u2019t talk about.<\/p>\n But, —- I know<\/p>\n a sure way out.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI have a gun<\/p>\n with me in bed.<\/p>\n I\u2019m going to shoot<\/p>\n him in the head.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t say what<\/p>\n I shouldn\u2019t do.<\/p>\n You don\u2019t know<\/p>\n what I\u2019ve been through.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWait!! —-Listen,<\/p>\n I think he\u2019s near.<\/p>\n I hear his footfalls<\/p>\n in my ears.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHello, —- Hello.<\/p>\n \u201cAre you still there?\u201d<\/p>\n Nothing but, silence<\/p>\n in the air.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BANG!!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHello again. —-<\/p>\n Yeah, —- it\u2019s me.<\/p>\n I said it would work.<\/p>\n Now, you can see.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201c\u2019It\u2019s the police\u2019,<\/p>\n I think he said,<\/p>\n before I shot him<\/p>\n in the head.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cNow, at last,<\/p>\n I can be free.<\/p>\n He\u2019ll no longer<\/p>\n bother me.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI shot him good.<\/p>\n I know he\u2019s dead.<\/p>\n But,? —- I hear<\/p>\n his footfalls in my head.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BANG!!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHello!!, —- Hello!!<\/p>\n Are you still there?\u201d<\/p>\n Only silence<\/p>\n in the air. ———————–R. W. Johnson—–(2011)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Footfalls In My Mind \u201cRing phone.\u201d—-RING. \u201cOne more time.\u201d \u201cCome on\u201d—- \u201cAnswer, Crisis line.\u201d \u201cHello, —- thank God! I\u2019m glad you\u2019re there. You really gave me quite a scare.\u201d \u201cRemember me —-?\u201d \u201cFrom yesterday?\u201d \u201cI have to talk some more today.\u201d \u201cI feel I\u2019m running out of time. 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