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a study of assassination


a beautiful shot is what you would call it
a well thought out plan expertly executed

what else would you expect for one million pounds
paid via wire transfer to the caymans

the most important thing was the publicity
entire world knowing the end of the end is near

the fighting & the lies & the supersonic missiles
surprisingly cease to be talking points

the mainstream media & the underground unite
all because of a terroristic precision strike

fired from two hundred fifty yards away
hitting its integral & intended target





march two thousand twenty-two
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born to be an assassin


there’s been talk of re-education camps
for children of certain parents
thinking maybe just maybe
the countryside might be saved

for what’s happening inside the city
will take decades to decipher
and those trapped inside
will forever be beholden to the sun

some ways out are costlier than others
such as escapee versus recruit
the former barreling past borders
the latter anything but in a hurry




january two thousand twenty-one
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purloined hearts and assassinations


I keep counting on my fingers
like I’m five years old
solving one equation after the next
as if it’s nothing but a thing

I’ve quietly learned to separate
distance from time
without having to use my fingers
or any other cognitive skills

I once fell in love with an assassin
with a selfless attitude
and the quickest seven fingers
(I’ve ever seen)
this side of the mississippi

oh lord how she stole my beating heart




february two thousand twenty
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