why did you rob him?
because,
because he had it
and I didn’t,
it wasn’t right
that he had it
and I didn’t,
so I took it
from him,
now I have
something.

what did you do with
his lunch money?
I bought a soda
some cookies
and
ice cream.

any change left over?
yeah,
a dime,
you want it.

why did you kill him?
because,
he would have
told
on me.

the end

First published in the print edition of Panic Magazine in 2000.