the young man said
releasing a long stream of smoke
he smiled but his eyes were earnest
when I was little we played with capguns
I must’ve shot each of you fifty times
maybe a hundred
you would fall down
lie still a while
then get back up smiling
and the game would resume
now
it’s all so serious
I don’t use my capgun any more
no one gets back up
smiling or not
and there are so many
who need killing”
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