Three by Todd Moore

the snap brim

stetson & the
dark gray
suit made my
old man
look like
philip marlowe
& the way
he stood
for that
kodak shot
it looks like
he’s leaning
a little to
the side
like he’s
drunk or
so filled w/
the raw
meat of
darkness he
can’t stand
straight
this is the
man i wanted
to talk to
i wanted to
ask abt
his dreams
& his guns

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frankie put

the cigaret
out in
his hand
sd i
think yr
fucken w/
me nick
sd i’d
never do
that he
was
smiling
all around
his cigaret
when he
put the
25 auto
out on
the table
frankie sd
got any
plans on
how yr
gonna
take a
shit when
i stick
that pea
shooter up
yr ass

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eddie sd

for chrissake
leo if yr
gonna
shoot mikey
do it
away
from my
car i hate
to see
bullet holes
in the
metal &
blood
on the
paint is
no good