The Smoking Gun

Have you ever fired a rifle?

You can’t see the bolt

fall back into place.

It twists and slides somehow.

An engineer could tell you

what happens--

you just feel the jolt in your shoulder.

You might see the casing eject.

One day you look into the eyes

fallen back into place:

the jolt.

You search for

evidence: spent casings, powder stains,

anything, but you can’t make a convincing case.

Reviews

[Katy Otto]

This is a good one. I can't explain why I like it so much, but it is perhaps the best thing I've read all day.