peephole
raze
i
watch
him
through
the
fisheye
lens
.
he
holds
a
small
pair
of
scissors
behind
his
back
.
the
better
to
cut
me
open
with
.
he
bludgeons
the
door
with
his
body
until
the
wood
gives
way
.
lines
up
his
eyes
with
two
ragged
holes
he's
made
.
i
lean
against
the
only
thing
that
separates
us
and
counter
his
weight
with
my
own
.
he
leaves
without
getting
inside
.
i
find
two
knives
in
the
kitchen
,
their
dark
handles fused
together
.
conjoined
twins
too
new
to
fend
for
themselves.
i
press
them
to
my
chest
and
wait
to
be
taken
apart
.
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who
go
blather
from