(ranjit)

If looks could kill,
they say. Sometimes
they do.
He got the gun in
a rage, because
she curled her lip.
when he roused her
from her sleep
at the kitchen
table.
She was supposed
to be studying
for her driver’s
license, not taking
a nap.
Just to scare her
he said, but
when she made
another face,
he shot her seven times.
He shot her seven times.
He shot her seven times.
He shot her seven times.
He shot her seven times.
He shot her seven times.
He shot her seven times.
His daughter.
Ranjit. Ranjit
eighteen years old.
Dead on May 13th.

4/20/99