she looked about herself
with the bunches and globs of brain matter
he picked it up and made a funny hat
and she could not help but to fall out laughing
he brushed away the trickle of blood
underneath her left eye
sighed and said
“darling , maybe you should call it a day”
she noded dreamily
in sweet short agreement
as if she didnt pull the trigger
as if there were no gun at all
just the way he makes her laugh
the way he makes her feel beautiful
just him
she’d say
just us.