What to Watch For
Killers with small knives
obscure poisons known to the elect
photographs deciphered and burned
one bullet left in one revolver
a woman somewhere afraid and hidden
friendships tested and found wanting
betrayal behind a mask
the dream of a final score
the dream of victory
the dream of nothing
silence
killers with ropes
killers with blunt objects
killers with blank faces
bounced checks and no time left
delicious whiskey in dangerous bars
cigarettes smoked in the dark
confidences shared with pretty strangers
the child hidden well enough
easy money
easy love
easy the vanishing
hope left in a sack in the woods
dismembered items
lovely auburn hair
shooting stars
rage, tears, catastrophe
the perfect moment
the leaving
the lovely eyes
never seen again