After Dinner. By Mickey J.Corrigan

Let's go for a drive.

Clear the air
let it blow hard
through your hollow skull

the car streaming blackness
a dark bullet
and me
the gun. I will

cock it,
fire again.

Does it hurt you
more than it hurts
me?

Shove that feeling
like a switchblade
in the soft center
of your brain. 

Dig deep.

Drinks
are on me.

Originally from Boston, Mickey J.Corrigan writes Florida noir with a dark humor. Project XX, a satirical novel about a school shooting, was released in 2017 by Salt Publishing in the UK. Newest release is What I Did for Love, a spoof of Lolita (Bloodhound Books, 2019). Kelsay Books recently published the poetry chapbook the disappearing self. Visit at www.mickeyjcorrigan.com.