A Fool And His Life Soon Parted

A FOOL AND HIS LIFE SOON PARTED

The bus stops at the corner and I get off.
The bus drives off leaving me standing alone
in a plume of exhaust.
I walk, head down and tired feet shuffling.
I come upon an object laying on the ground.
It is an empty package to a toy cap gun.
Damn kids, I thought, can't wait to put their damn
litter into a trash can!
I see a figure in the distance coming toward me.
I turn my head downward, keep walking,
and ignore him.
"Hey you"!, he yells at me.
I continue to ignore.
"Hey you, give me your wallet"!
"Huh"?, I ask as I look up at him.
He has a gun pointed at me.
"Give me your fucking wallet"!
Remembering the toy gun package,
I look at him and say "no".
"What the fuck did you say?, Give me your wallet
or I'll shoot your ass"!
I reach to grab the gun.
"Nice joke, I know this ain't real"!,
I say to him.
He slaps my hand away.
"You're dead, fucker"!, he screams at me.
Thunder and fire erupted as the bullet
entered my head.
I heard the slapping sound of the man's
footsteps fading away into the distance.
I lay there trying to hold on to my life's
last breath.
As I look through blurred eyes, I see two
boys playing in the street with
cap guns......
(2001)
Chris "Boo" Booe