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The gun

By fromagreenhill

Sun, 20 May 2012
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What a powerful thing a gun is.

The shell
the chamber
the barrel
the trigger

the deafening sound

the empty casing
on the ground.

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Poems from David Davidson
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Chilling, this.

Permalink Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on Sun, 2012-05-20 15:08
Chilling, this.

 

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