4571. DUTIFUL

DUTIFUL

Used like a word stretched between

meanings, dutiful son comes home to

 tend Mother, dutiful daughter scouring

her socks. Mother is crazy however,

now home behind shutters and locks.

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In such dire straights, a destitution

follows: the Inspector says 'Open the

trunk, I must look within.' I stifle a

grin, 'If you must, look within.'

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'What is this gun, some crackpot

philosopher all a'jumble?' Go ahead

then, you quizzical oaf. (This is when

things get equally crazy  -  he finds the

gun, asks about it, I refuse any information,

and he takes me in. Which is where I still sit).