Contained
with—
In jury duty
Pain
emanates
From routes
Un
honed
Armor-piercing.
Ear-shattering
A small incision
Just below
The line of sight…
Obstinate
jailer
Pacing
up a floor routine
Dangling
freedom
About—watching
as salvation
Steals
from his unsteadiness—
Easily
seen, and playable if so deemed—
His
naivety
Ignorance…you’re
the biggest thing to cross his page
A full context ad, in a world
where the best
Has always been a passing
byline or two
Sweat billows upon each the
points…”don’t screw this up, don’t be that guy, just play it cool, wait for the
cavalry to return, and take this guy away…”
“HEY…doesn’t it seem
strange…”
“Ignore
him…just trying to get in your head…stay focused….don’t be the fool…don’t be
tricked”
“I’m innocent…I’m being
set up…and you’re the patsy…the perfect nobody…not my words…but I’m sure the
one’s you’ve thought over and over again…and guess what….they know it
too….you’ll get a call…very soon if I’m close here…it’ll say something to the
effect of….”
“Shut UP…damn it….I said be quiet…”
Pools
freely flow
Drainage
ditches rutting down the carotid, spreading quickly beneath the uniform…
“Well…hey…I get
it…really…I do…this is the break you’ve been praying for…dreaming of…ain’t it
at least the tiniest bit odd though…that a bolo goes out…a vague
description…White Male…Late 20’s to mid 40’s…no hair color…no additional
features…kind of odd too, isn’t it…how such a major criminal I am…and they
can’t or don’t even include the fact I have shoulder length hair and an extremely
full beard…perhaps it’s just me…but I think those descriptions would’ve been
added…don’t you…you seem like a fairly intelligent guy…kind of makes you wonder
at least right?
“Just you…just shut up…let me think…no
more out of you…”
“Hey, I get it…don’t
let ethics or something so minor as due diligence get in the way now…no, and
then, what are the odds…that the bolo goes out at 3:00pm from…. and at 3:30 I’m
getting picked up here…when we’re at least 2 hours away from….”
Instigating
morality from a robust crypt
Options are limited; yet trip the
switch we often must
Demand more information,
additional data to bolster the claim…if not, then why…please…some details must
be obtained…some conveniences have to be explained….
Open
ended…. the way every story…ever play…finishes…when you cut away…
