6.

Smell metal ringing inside of you,

Taste teeth. Hair. Blood.

The world tilts sideways.

Concrete. Feels like home.

There are five, maybe six people in this world you love.

Try to think of them. Remember their names.

Think.

He swings the bat again, but this time

he gives you just a moment too long to recover.

To know you’re going to kill a person.

To be absolutely certain.