Pulling the Trigger
PULLING THE TRIGGER
a centrifugal shot
captivating
officers investigating
knocking on doors
across the street
silence
until a single mother
returns
a siren screams
for two hours
the coroner
appears, placid
neighbors nudged
the mother, of one son,
outside, where oxygen
could not breathe
where a home, once stood
only walls speak
neighbors listen
tenuously
9/15/2017
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