Mary sat at books

when Gabe came,

trying to finish high school.

BAM!  Teenage mother.

Christ, what a shocker!

We saw it coming a mile away.

Shotgun wedding.

Food bank.

Children’s Aid standing on the corner.

Things turn out bad, of course:

son arrested, charged,

death sentence given

and received.

All the signs were there.

You could see it coming.

I think I told you so.