the only one in red
loud, brash, harsh,
your footfalls in the hallway
I started. I hadn't expected you this early.
I steel my nerves,
I can't back down now.
your shadow appears at the doorway,
a sharply defined sillohuette
I hear your breath
slow and full
relaxing
your hand on the lightswitch
I had to act fast.
the bat I found in the garage in my hands
I raised it over my head as the light came to life
your eyes flickered up toward the weapon
they widened momentarily as it came in contact with the
back of your skull.
my calm face
unperturbed
was the last you saw
and now your face, serene for the pain
your earthly body was feeling
was pressed against the floor.
I worked with ease and efficiency
each practiced move worked out hours ahead of time
premeditated
your breath was
coming in quick, shallow gasps.
the lesion at the base of your skull swelling quickly
putting pressure on your spinal cord
the adrenaline pumping through my veins
my head falls back,
the corridors of your house filled with
peals of my laughter
that's the last I remember.
when I woke up,
I had hoisted your body to the support beams in the basement
your body hanging from an orange extension cord
I found beneath your workbench
doubled over so it wouldn't snap with the weight.
At least I had been thinking clearly enough to prevent the fall.
I stepped outside then,
it was nearly morning.
pulled a pack of Marlboros out of my coat pocket
and sat on your porch and watched the sun come up over the
city skyline.
oh, and what a beautiful day it is.
your footfalls in the hallway
I started. I hadn't expected you this early.
I steel my nerves,
I can't back down now.
your shadow appears at the doorway,
a sharply defined sillohuette
I hear your breath
slow and full
relaxing
your hand on the lightswitch
I had to act fast.
the bat I found in the garage in my hands
I raised it over my head as the light came to life
your eyes flickered up toward the weapon
they widened momentarily as it came in contact with the
back of your skull.
my calm face
unperturbed
was the last you saw
and now your face, serene for the pain
your earthly body was feeling
was pressed against the floor.
I worked with ease and efficiency
each practiced move worked out hours ahead of time
premeditated
your breath was
coming in quick, shallow gasps.
the lesion at the base of your skull swelling quickly
putting pressure on your spinal cord
the adrenaline pumping through my veins
my head falls back,
the corridors of your house filled with
peals of my laughter
that's the last I remember.
when I woke up,
I had hoisted your body to the support beams in the basement
your body hanging from an orange extension cord
I found beneath your workbench
doubled over so it wouldn't snap with the weight.
At least I had been thinking clearly enough to prevent the fall.
I stepped outside then,
it was nearly morning.
pulled a pack of Marlboros out of my coat pocket
and sat on your porch and watched the sun come up over the
city skyline.
oh, and what a beautiful day it is.