today at work someone died
gunned down in the parking lot
for some reason i didn't care,
it was far away but less then 50 yards from me
didn't really click i guess,
but then some of the cooks said,
"he was an asshole."
he got what he deserved..."
that's when i wanted to see the body
i wanted to know who was so bad
he deserved to be gunned down
in front of his kids
nobody inside knew it happened
we didn't hear anything
a woman walked up to the counter
said there was a gun shot
and asked for the address of the store
laura handled it and i went on delivery
laura saw the body said his legs were crossed
i imagine him on his back
fat and hairy
like most of the single fathers
unlike most of the single fathers
he was always hassling about his food
how it was cooked, when was it going to be ready
that made him an asshole,
got what he deserved
his kids sat in the office in shock
until kyle, my boss
his wife took them home
i cleaned up his blood
the witness and his kids
had tracked it in
it lead from the front door
to the counter and the office
this friend of mine says when it's getting late
she has to get up early,
she has a real job
by implication my job is fictional
because she deals with life and death every day
well today a man was shot dead
in front of his kids
he was a regular and nobody liked him
i got to clean up his blood
i guess i have a real job too.