Half Scary (Part 4)

VIII

The white SUV
with the black skull on the hood
follows me to work.
The windows are tinted
but I can see the strands
of your hair
blowing in the breeze
of the air-conditioning.



IX

Half Scary brings me a kitten.
Two hours later he steals the kitten back.
In the morning he's at my door
with a bucket of water and the kitten.
"Nice job," I say.
He pulls a rusty knife
from his back pocket.
"Impressive," I say.
He pulls an ice pick
from his breast coat pocket.
"You've really outdone yourself."
A few minutes pass.
Anti-climatic.