An Equitable Assassin Trying To Be Nice


"An Equitable Assassin Trying to be Nice" 


...he 

slides the coldies 
across the table,
the beer, American

not as sharp, 
but slides down 
quick, smoothly

clean 
cold
crisp

he thinks,
lips ripe
for kissing

the prints warm
the motive missing
somewhere lost in the hallelujahs

Jacob’s Ladder 
crawling with 
footprints

hands, fingers  
and lips
all over glass walls

Snow White
doesn’t sleep 
at all, but ...

cool as a block of ice,
history melting
all over the place

a cold case 
trying to be tidy
trying to be nice

an equitable
assassin 
out of place

trying to be nice
cool as a block of ice
history melting


(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Labyrinth Avatar
January 18, 2023 at 8:05 PM
"There are always hidden silences Waiting behind the chair They come out when the coast is clear They eat anything that moves I go shaky at the knees Lights go out, stars come down Like a swarm of bees..."
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January 18, 2023 at 3:04 PM
Your pen is working overtime. Write ON............
Labyrinth Avatar
January 18, 2023 at 4:50 PM
you may regret saying that...thanks Paula. xx
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January 18, 2023 at 7:26 AM
"We've got to get in to get out" / Peter Gabriel.
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January 18, 2023 at 7:26 AM
"Words, they climb all over you/'Til they uncover you From where you hide" / Peter Gabriel.
Labyrinth Avatar
January 18, 2023 at 5:36 AM
Games Without Frontiers / Peter Gabriel
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January 18, 2023 at 5:37 AM
https://youtu.be/LKb9XQ39-zc
Labyrinth Avatar
January 18, 2023 at 5:36 AM
No Self Control / Peter Gabriel
Labyrinth Avatar
January 18, 2023 at 8:04 PM
LYRICS / "No Self Control", Peter Gabriel https://genius.com/Peter-gabriel-no-self-control-lyrics
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January 18, 2023 at 5:36 AM
https://youtu.be/3yEcTB2va5E
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