19 May, 2004

Smog Journal



"What was that?"
"Uhhh, I think it was fireworks."
"Sounded like a gun to me."

Outside, peering around the hedge.

"I saw the whole thing," he said.
"Two kids were shooting at each other."

Car smashed into pole, still running, smoking.

The pop of the flash as it flickers on the scene.

The neighbors count the shell casings.

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