Experience

Slow trigger squeeze
smooth action
never heard the
click-bang. Cold metal
tastes like
fresh blood, I think.
The moment of falling
slowly down
slips my memory now.
I never felt the
bullet ripping
my brain apart or
breaking through the back
of my skull.
Sulfur powder cloud
exploding in my eyes
didn't sting.
There wasn't any
comforting pain.

rlm 10-9-02