Noir

put the gun
in your mouth
pretend the
bullets are
cheese
and you
are a rat

swallow the barrel
you rat
pull the trigger
you rat

put the noose
around your neck
pretend
the rope
is
a Chicago neck-tie
and you are
being
interviewed
by
death

step up
you coward
step off
you coward

film noir
can get you
5 to 20
if you
don’t cover
your tracks

i know
you said
you’re a
film buff
but it’s
getting harder
and harder
to believe
a word
you say
these days
you
son
of
a
bitch

Charles Cicirella
3/5/15