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Heart in the Ground | Heart in the Ground | TEDxUTSC


your brother won’t be out here as soon
as he sees that hole there are weeds all
over that Cemetery weeds and stones it’s
on the north side of the hill and I have
seen every possible rodent that there is
running along the road what have you
ever seen that cemeteries with the gates
shut Lee there are a million reasons you
can’t even see it from the back porch I
just I think about it and and my legs my
wrist my jaw every part of me starts to
hurt that’s just fine huh I’m exhausted
repairing her twice already this week
and now I get to do it again
because you were Restless how can you
sit down to eat she belongs here not
with a bunch a bunch of stones and
strangers I swear I don’t even know that
part of the earth God don’t even go
there and this is gonna be the last time
right you’re not planning to keep this
up all summer are you you act like this
in front of Bill in Ohio
bill just wants the phone I can’t do
anything about Bill you take his side
it’s gonna be that much easier for him
to come and steal it from not on his
side Karen I just want to know why you
think you can break the law nobody
should care whether you do or not you
can’t be on his side and expect him to
leave us alone
all that does is get your brother’s
attention and put more pressure on us
you think that what I’m doing is wrong
because bill says it is you think that
everything that comes out of his mouth
is gospel law but for your information
my brother is wrong and and you’re wrong
and the whole county is wrong and if it
takes all of you hang up on me I’m not
getting enough money fair and I’m trying
to be on your side if you don’t fight
him even you’re not on my side if you’re
going to be partners with buildings
you’re not good enough to be my husband
or Catherine’s father you deserve
everything that you get from Bill
instead and I hope that all the dirt
from Catherine’s grave gets caught in
your throat and you both choke to death
on it kiddo
I said get out go on you’re not gonna
blame me for this what kind of mother
you that you don’t even wake up that
check on my baby not even three weeks
old I forgot that you get scared
sometimes too just like everyone else
does except you don’t run you stand
there and you wait for something to hit
you I guess you think that you can live
through anything I don’t know if I can
anymore
Karen
I’m sorry just tired I think and it’s
hard for me to understand sometimes it’s
your she going through her – the same
way I am and I I want understand but it
could have been if I had gone to
Pattinson after those parts it could
have been you with her you could have
woken up in the bed next to her I know
sunrise is just coming through the
curtains you would have sworn that she
was a sleeping angel just wrapped in a
white sheet would it be enough to go
visit her every day we could both go
whenever you need it I’d go with you if
you want as long as you want
no you wouldn’t teach me how to sew my
shirts I’d keep me there awhile why
don’t you want her here with us it’s not
that I don’t want her I just I don’t
want your brother and his deputies out
here every other night I don’t need the
law on my back right now Karen there’s a
lot more at stake for me in this than
you I’ve got that meeting next week and
if I can just so this is all about your
parole that’s why you’re scared of him
no that’s why you’re letting build
through this leash shame on you we can’t
go breaking the law
we aren’t I’m the only one doing
anything if I let you go out there with
her Bill’s gonna think I’m part of it
tell bill to mind his own business give
him $10 and see what he does we don’t
have $10 we spent everything on tractor
parts and burial plots Karen if you get
put in jail or they take you back to
marshal Valley then this farm becomes
his business and if bill gets this farm
you don’t think he’s really gonna give
it back to you do what you’re doing is
wrong the courts are can allow you to
what I’m doing is not wrong Lee I know
the difference but you’re still breaking
the law then the law is wrong so throw
you’re gonna make me tie you up in your
room so we can at least look like a
decent family out here you do Katherine
gets buried wherever they wanted to be
buried but she belongs here please we
I’m I’m not crazy just don’t let them
take us away I’m a good mother the world
is full of good mothers
nobody cares the world is full of
criminals li put her down Karen I mean
it you want bill the finest like this
you want him to see you just go inside
where you belong
bill they’ll take care of this we don’t
need your help you’ve got no reason to
get inside before bill gets here bill is
not your family I am and Katherine is in
this farm this is where we we don’t
belong in there we’re out here in the
ground we’re out here beating away and
all your time and attention and you
won’t even touch us leave this is your
family we’re sweeping up all your
prayers and begging you to come and
dance in the dirt with us don’t look at
me like I’m stupid
I’m not I know how lucky I am to be here
and you better not forget how lucky you
are to I got a second chance after
marshal Valley because this is where I
belong if you got a second chance after
your parole because you belong here too
and so does Katherine
and if the moon can can pull me out of
the hospital and and pull you out of
prison then it’s got to be able to pull
am not 14 anymore
and you’re not gonna take my baby away
like mama did I’m 22 and I’m married now
so Kathryn is legitimate this time and I
know a lot more than I did back then so
she’s not going to anyone else so if you
need to send something to the cemetery
send send flowers or an IOU or a promise
I don’t care but just don’t take away my
baby I just I want her back that’s all
send someone else to the cemetery I want
my little girl what a baby before
Kathryn why didn’t she that’s why mama
please don’t leave me no I promise
Kathryn will leave here ever I need you
to go pick as many years of corn as you
can carry but it’s not ripe yet I know
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