Should there be a Reason?
The plot demands it by tradition but
in life it is not always apparent.
In the paper yesterday there was a young boy
found stuffed into a waste pipe
his trousers missing and one shoe
left some distance away
the laces still tied.
I think about that shoe
as my murderer carves off the face
of his latest victim and
pulls out the teeth with a pipe-wrench.
Why was the boy killed?
the police and I wonder and the answer
comes in rusted steep and a pair
of dental grips in my hand:
Because he knew the killer.
6 comments:
Okay sweetie - House guest and I are discussing this one.
Pulling teeth with a pipe-wrench has him writhing in his seat. He says it's like cutting with a hammer and how do you get those huge things into someone's mouth in the first place.
My first question was - what is 'rusted steep'? That has confused us incredibly. Does that mean there was a lot of rust high up?
Also - is the boy in the waste pipe true? If so - that would eat at my brain I think.
Finally - you go from pipe wrenches to dental grips at the last. Purposefully?
(I love asking the author)
btw - When a poem brings out this many questions - it has obviously struck a chord and therefore is great.
You and I are much the same.
Beautifully done, love.
Aims:
Remember the victim is dead already, and pipe wrenches do go down quite small. The killer has no compunction not to breat the jaw.
rusted steep: the sediment in the bottom of water when something rusts in a puddle
The boy - yes, true. Last year in Suffolk
Pipe wrench to dental grip -- because I am teasing out a plot and need the finesse
Steph: Indeed - too much so, sometimes.
House guest is saying -
'Wow Rachel - Impact!'
Thank you HG :)
Well, shiver me timbers as my Mum would say. Excellent and the explanations helped too.
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