i did see someone whose poor head
did have a bullet inside it
and he did
have blood everywhere in the street
where he did sleep so still.
daddy and sara chickering did talk at the table.
a man with the name of senator greene did get a bullet in his head, too.
i did make a whisper sound
to hear this talk.
like birds falling.
daddy did say
don’t cry esther. senator greene is getting better again.
daddy says bullets are a very bad thing.
but daddy says
sometimes you can even get a shooting in the head
and still be okay.
sara chickering did say yes that is true.
so it has to be.