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.