crime scene

had an uncle in the cavalry
road a horse and pretended
to be important
had maps with attack angles
everything written down
orders flowed wine in celebration
pills by the handful

what separated us was us
the distance between ocean city
and newaygo between
baltimore and st louis
who cares
me and you
and the highway
take a few tokens
fill those pockets with laughter
and magic
use your wand

came back missing
two fingers and most
of one mind
feeling obligated
to leave body parts
for the investigators