Saint Vitus Press & Poetry Review |
| Open And Shut Door By Brent Leake sound of reality is dead ahead one hears it before seeing it once seen then it becomes a slow process feeling one’s way along a foreign existence that suddenly appeared as if someone opened & shut a door a door you’re unable to open regardless what key you you've been given. The End Is Near By Brent Leake he was a old man shrouded in week old cigarette smoke stale whiskey breath carrying a worn bible new inspired version said it was autographed by Jesus himself showed me the title page inscribed there para mi amigo willard jesus not even close.... he read from isaiah pretending to comprehend the prophetic poesy THE END IS NEAR WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE! he bellowed well there was something we could agree upon just a matter of time before the best of us get our tickets punched then allowed to pass thru curtain number 1 to a place where a person can get free burritos forever. Danny Pacheco Didn't Care Much For Rudy By Brent Leake marilyn pacheco made the mistake of taking her new boyfriend rudy padillo w/her to drop off the kids at her ex-husband’s apartment apparently danny pacheco didn’t care much for rudy pulling out a 9mm shot him four times nice little pattern close to the heart reeled rudy back into the wall pretty much dead before he hit the floor as marilyn fled out the front door danny yelled after her hey babe could you bring me back a couple of tacos carnitas? Ganso Placed the .25 Auto At Torrez’s Head By Brent Leake kid called ganso was sent in to cap dionisio torrez sitting at a table working on a steak dinner ganso placed the .25 auto at torrez’s head pulled the trigger didn’t fire rápido torrez grabbed his steak knife plunged it into ganso’s groin area twisting/slicing/hacking screaming he fell into an empty table pants shredded and blood soaked… having lost his appetite torrez got up to leave nearly stepping on ganso’s left testicle there on the floor. |