i or she
opened a box
from my or her daddy’s
closet
and pulled out a gun
she or i
coiled her hand or mine
over the cold metal
and tiptoed back to one of our rooms
i or she
wrapped the gun
in a pillow case
and a couple more
for good luck
she or i
put the gun to our heads
because i or she
did not like that i
was no longer me
i am not me
and she is no longer her
so a
click
gasp
bang
and that was the end
to it all
-e.m.