Human (Shoot To Kill)

[Rikochet]

This caress must remain perfectly silent

Or, more like, “should have”,

because it cascades, now,

bombastically,

a paramount child of fierce loss.

 

Loss of innocence – watch it bleed now,

watch it – can you?

You can see.

Sure you should,

I was sure you could.

 

Devastating loss of blood,

and all that can be written is already there

and all that can be said, guess – it’s already been said

and all the uses of “all” have an air of majestic ignorance

From my generous, generic imagination

straight to your bored eyes, straight in this littered mass of muscle

and sinew.

 

Human.

 

This caress must remain perfectly silent -

(my) terrible child, adorably jolly

tastes and breathes

the fruits of the thrill

explores the necessity

of “shoot to kill”

This caress must remain perfectly silent,

this caress must remain perfectly still.