The naivete of a loaded gun
the T V on
dancing upon
a living room floor
ridiculously risible
so really raw
mentally apparently
no fear of death
excruciatingly
the gun goes off
and the bullet hits
the wall the sound
in it he is drowned
realisation
is his to hold
and only then
does he feel cold
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.