if he was asked he would say it
was a nice quiet midnight shootout
what made it nice and quiet was that the neighbours didnt venture outside
their homes
they must have figured it was a
cop thing
not their thing
he saw he the only one who hadwho
was curious about the shrill raised voices the argument the audible sense of
violence like blood in the water chumming
for sharks
an officer at the strange edge of
the flickering cop lights from accumulated squad cars said to him You need to go inside.
Nah Alternative witnesses are necessary an it seems as Im looking around Im it
I’m not asking.
whoever was shooting from inside
knew where to aim
as officers fell an immediate
barrage of gunfire was returned then a queer
natural order interceded the house
exploded up and burned downthe red flames dominating the flickering squads
in the morning authorities reported
that three adults and four children were found inside the ruins a fourth adult was shot to death in the
backyard avoiding
the barbecue
