#Her Too

Note to the squeamish, those fine souls

who cannot abide incendiary

details of man's inhumanity in

oppressive and sexually violent

acts against womankind; read no

further. The encounter took place on a

woodland trail, on a hot, sunny morning

where two people, man and wife stood

with their two little dogs speaking with a

friend with his one large breed when

upon the scene arrived a bicyclist

behind whom scampered an exhausted

little cocker spaniel. One man turned

to the other remarking on the stupidity

of running a small animal in oppressive

heat and humidity, in hearing of the

bicyclist, who took immediate umbrage

as people are wont to do, outraged that

she, a 'dog-trainer' would be viewed

with such disrespect, warranting a

contemptful response from the sinner

setting off a hurricane of accusations

shrill and hysterical claiming a lone

defenceless woman in a forest was being 

attacked by a man and would no one

call the police? Offering herself to 'beat

him up' as she virago-impersonating

shrilled her dread fear, spitting a

staccato of threats and woes repeatedly

shouting 'call the police!' as the man

kept backing away assaulted by thoughts

of viral germs emitted from the cavern

of the full-throated victim of harassment.