The only bullet
was in my hand
so imagine
my surprise when,
after spinning
the chamber
and squeezing
the trigger,
everyone else's screams
were drowned out
by the sound
that preceded
heaven erupting
and the deluge
hitting the wall
of our makeshift
hell.
I will never forget the cop
that ran back out of
the abandoned mobile home
in order to let us watch
him vomit.










