like that girl's in the movie
except his broke off
rolled into the alley
the thundering voice
still wagged the lower jaw
the eyelids still spread wide
and the little boys
who should have run away screaming
laughed instead
and ran to kick the head
farther into the alley
until some drunk yelled at them
and they ran away
spooked
they never saw the drunk
pick up the head
stare into its eyes
then drop it
lift the body the head had spun off from
and toss it in the dumpster
then find the head again
and toss it into the dumpster too
then step out into the streets of night
carrying aloft a bible
looking for a congregation
or other carriers
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