slipped me a letter
when she came in the store to do her shopping.
i think johnny’s in trouble,
she wrote. i caught him with
a schoolgirl, she wrote. he said he was teaching her
about the good book,
but it looked like something different to me.
he’s a good son, she wrote,
but he’s been awful
quick to anger lately.
i know how important that klan is to my johnny,
she wrote.
maybe you men could see to helping him,
lost lamb that he is,
maybe
you
could lead him back to
god’s pasture.