THOUGHTS AFTER SEEING "CONSPIRITORS"

Mary and Jackie

Mary was dressed so fashionably
Was it pink like Jackie?
She sat beside her husband
In the theater box, enjoying a play
Jackie sat beside her husband
In a car, enjoying the crowds,
Did Mary hear the applause that night
As Jackie heard on that sunny day?

At the sound of the shot
Husbands slumped, wives,
Reached out, seeking help.
Mary was removed from the room by doctors
Jackie clung to his hand as
He was pronounced dead.
Does anyone know if a president’s blood
Spattered Mary’s gown as it did Jackie’s suit?

What we do know is this—
Both wives followed the caisson
Bearing assassinated presidents,
One to Illinois, the other to Arlington,
Both women clad in blue-black widow’s silk.