Aim Carefully

as the bullets flew through the air
I listened to the whirring

when you think about it
the bullets begin to sound
like
popping popcorn

and when it sounds like
the popcorn's almost done
and you hear just a few pops

then none

that's when it's safe to move

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I've been through this too many times
it's been too many years
this has become second nature

after so may years
of putting the 9 mil to the line of people
after so many years
of pulling the trigger
of knowing the base of the neck was the best place
of knowing how they fell into the ditch
one
two
three
it became like a ticking clock through the years

tick
tock

and all this time

my only thought

every time
was

aim carefully