Gas – Edward Hopper 1940
Damn gloaming—
every day it
ambers up them weeds
looking like the head o’ hair
Louise sports.
She fills up 2 or 3 times a week
at the precise moment
them weeds
match her hair.
Louise Hightower,
that’s what Harold wants to call her.
Yep, that’s right.
His wife.
But instead he hides behind his gas pumps
watching her come through with every
Tom, Dick, and Harry
this side of Kingdom Come.
Come on, Louise.
Where is she?
Harold fiddles with the pump handle
thinking about Louise’s dark polished nails
wrapping around its girth.
He hates the wait
but relishes every moment
she strokes the handle
filling up her tank.
Brenda Warren 2103
Written to Miz Quickly’s Day 10 prompt: Hopper’s painting.
undercaws 
You sure captured small town. I guess the Hopper painting was the prompt? I’m old enough to remember Mobil stations like that. I guess it is erotic in a masochistic way.
Katie atBankerchick Scratchings
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So much goes on in small towns that big city folks can’t imagine. ‘Cept through your vision.
As others have stated you’ve packed this with more than one punch!
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I enjoyed the story, but the first two stanzas = gorgeous.
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Thank you, Margo. The color of the weeds in the ditches kept screaming “Include me in your piece.” So I did. Glad you liked it.
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That road widening scheme is long overdue…
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Nice girth girlfriend……………Hooper is one of my fav painters of all time………….no way you missed this…………..fill ‘er up!
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Woo-Wee! Love what you’ve done with this prompt. You’ve painted quite an erotic scene, at least that’s how I’ve interpreted it. 🙂 We’re one third of the way done, but who’s counting!
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Wow! and Whoa, seem absolutely right. I’m joining the chorus. Wonderfully rich tale, and love the sensual play of words, Brenda.
Elizabeth
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Wow! Brenda, you knocked me back with your use of language here. I could see these characters. Well done,
Pamela
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Whoa. Another Hopper gem.
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