my brother

This piece was published by the good folks at Hancock College. You’ll need a time machine to locate a proper copy of this one. It’s been a minute.

my brother is a gun & when he

opens his mouth he spits out

fifteen rounds

great god, man! shut that trap

before you kill someone

i shout

my brother goes silent as if

considering my words

but i keep my head low, i know

he’s just reloading