Maryanne
...picked up the stegosaurus splattered in blood
she'd say later Charles passed on- much to his dismay
from the afterlife he screamed his distaste for euphemisms.
she slipped the plastic reptile into her purse beside the colt-forty-five
the tampons and the packets of tea.
thinking of Sebastien's smile
forgetting the gore exploded skull she left behind.
and subsequently the security tape.
she'd say later Charles passed on- much to his dismay
from the afterlife he screamed his distaste for euphemisms.
she slipped the plastic reptile into her purse beside the colt-forty-five
the tampons and the packets of tea.
thinking of Sebastien's smile
forgetting the gore exploded skull she left behind.
and subsequently the security tape.