Stealing A Kiss

~ Kenneth P. Gurney

The nine millimeter’s
barrel smacked
Paul’s forehead.
A blessing kiss,
in light of the fact
the trigger guard
stopped a nervous
finger twitch
and the bullets
remained chambered.

copyright © 2019 Kenneth P. Gurney

Published by Kenneth P. Gurney

I am an Albuquerque, NM, USA poet.

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