he had a grin on his face
a gun in his hand
pointed
right at my chest

unodostres

i felt the bite
before i heard the bark
yet i stood there
lacking any comprehension

undeuxtrois

again and again
we played this game
he’d count to three
i would spring new leaks

njëdytre

i wondered aloud
would he run out of bullets
before i ran
out of blood

eentweedrie
jedandvatri
yksikaksikolme
undautri

luckily
for both of us
i have nothing
better to do

unfortunately
for me
he had a pocketful
of bullets