apparent self-strangulation

hanging by a thread

and hanging by a rope

they gave him enough rope

rope burn hives like beef-jerky twine

kick the stool if no one kicks it for you

drop like a sack of lead

if the lead in the paint don't kill you

“i got the cash, i got the cash”

“you got the crank?”

“i got the crank”

he got the rope

he got the stool

and a rope burn hive like beef-jerky twine

solid as breath

stagnant as death

and hoop-holler nightmare

stool-kicking time

waste it left and right in a blur

sexcrankroadtripsexcrankbloodknife

knocking over motels

knocking over gas stations

knocking over line after line after line

steelcold crystal burn like baking lime

and a rope burn hive like beef-jerky twine

run and cut

run and cut

runcutruncutruncut

cut his neck and

cut his crank and

cut his life and

cut it short and

cut