& dies a hero

28.3.25
i see a man walk slow,
    take loving slow
        shots, almost lazy,
    watch some kid go flying
        some poor pixel of a kid
                goes fucking flying

same man/boy, black trousers, white shirt,
    practically a uniform at this point,
        hatred, blood, a shotgun, and
emoji bandaids where his face should be.

these fucking kids, their suffering
    defiling your best work —
            should've ____d on