The Michael Toy

Poems and Other Programmes


the american job


the problem is, it worked
it was a stupid plan
the execution was sloppy
it was almost like
i wanted to get caught
to be locked up, for my own sake
and for the safety of others

i confess
i killed him
and took his place
and every day i expect
sirens and a pounding
at the door

there is nothing
nothing but dinner and dishes
and some reading before bed

the world seems content
unoffended, as if it were
the most normal thing in the world

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