page eight, lost in letters that form whys?
is the answer.

and friends are the first to make the list
of who-done-its.

but living did it, and no cop has handcuffs that
would shackle the life of mankind.

maybe the breakfast cereal wasn't just right
and that pissed somebody off
or
maybe his neighbor's dog barks all the time
or
the paper is never where it should be
or
his job just ain't kickin'
or
maybe he's a worthless fuck
and
that we don't know but what
Jesus may have been the shooter.

so, though he was somebody's friend
he's gone to all the tomorrows of eternity.

08/01/2005