Stubborn

LEWIS MILES, 1843

 

Stubborn Dave,

he continues to defy me.

I have no choice

but to smash his jar

into shards so small

no one can read

our names in the clay.

A handsome jar,

it breaks my heart

to destroy it.

I hoist the thing

above my head.

Wait.

Is there some way

to save it?

No, I cannot take the chance.

I throw the jar hard

against the wall

and listen

as it shatters.