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Cabbage Head 
by Alex Grehy

“Even this head of cabbage is more

beautiful than my wife!” you shout 

from our market stall.

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“These luscious strawberries are

almost as sweet as my lover’s lips.” 

You think I don’t hear you.

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But I’m always listening

***

“It’s only a joke, love, just banter,

a trader’s patois, traditional!!” you

whine when we get home.

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Let’s see how you like it

***

“See this cucumber? I haven’t seen

anything so firm since I got married” 

I yelled as I worked on the market.

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“Juicy plums, won’t get many to 

the pound, not like the shriveled 

prunes I see at home.” I shout.

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I laugh when I see your scowl

***

“You rotten cow, bitch face, whore,

You don’t get to disrespect me in 

front of my mates, like I’m some fool!”

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I knew you’d get angry

***

“Make yourself useful! I’m starving” 

you say when you’re finished. I peel 

myself up off the floor.

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“I’m sorry, my lovely, I’ll cook you…

something delicious, like you deserve.”

I know how to roll with your punches.

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You don’t notice the glint in my eye.

***

“Darling, are you enjoying your dinner?

Your bloody head nods, as if in agreement,

then falls off the table, rolls under your chair.

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“Oh good!” I say brightly, “cabbage heads

work so well with ground beef, though I

think you taste bland, more like chicken.”

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I clink my glass against yours and keep eating.

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Fiction © Copyright Alex Grehy
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com

More from author Alex Grehy:

Last Species Standing

Alex Grehy (she/her) enjoys writing quirky, thought-provoking horror and is a regular contributor to The Sirens Call and Ladies of Horror Flash Project. Her fiction and essays on being a lady of horror have featured in a range of publications, including Spread: Tales of Deadly Flora. Alex’s first poetry collection, Last Species Standing, which explores mankind’s relationship with nature and technology, is available on Amazon.

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