Michael Kalavik Poet Verse

Trigger Law

Snap, crackle, and pop.
The magazine feeds from the top.
Clicks into the receiver,
Just like a true believer,
Locked and loaded.
Safety off.
BANG!
[Long, pregnant pause.]
You WILL be having 
Your step-daddy’s child.
Happy fourteenth birthday!
 
THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR
FREEDOM FROM RELIGION

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Susan Woodrow June 30, 2022 at 7:15 AM Awesome write! :) Michael Kalavik June 30, 2022 at 7:30 AM Thank you.

Ilene Bauer June 25, 2022 at 12:57 PM Well said, Michael! Bravo! Michael Kalavik June 25, 2022 at 1:13 PM Thank you.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 24, 2022 at 5:08 PM Your pen is mightier than the gun. Bang on… write on. xomo Michael Kalavik June 25, 2022 at 1:13 PM Thank you.