accessory after the fact
what am I supposed to do
once I lose the anger
he asked me
going on to say the anger was his
only true passion
that if he loses it won’t he lose his reason
for living
I propositioned that what he was asking
was nothing but
mere rhetorical questioning
but he had no idea what that meant
just as he had no idea
why he was living with such anger
you see I went on to say
your anger has been your best friend
all these years
but we both know best friends
can’t possibly last forever
one day each of you
will have to go your separate ways
he closed his eyes and lifted his chin
breathing in through his nose
and out through his mouth
eventually he responded by saying
I think I’m starting to understand
what you’re trying to tell me
you want me to kill him don’t you
november two thousand nineteen
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wow!
you see I went on to say
your anger has been your best friend
and O’ my God!
eventually he responded by saying
I think I’m starting to understand
what you’re trying to tell me
you want me to kill him don’t you
and O’ my God!
very good.
Thank you very much.
Really powerful last line. An impressive introspective piece.
Hey Chris, thank you very much for visiting and commenting on this piece.
Murder for peace….!!
thanks for visiting and commenting on this piece!