No Witnesses

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The Little Wretches

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THERE WERE NO WITNESSES 
(Robert Andrew Wagner)

Two slugs in the car-seat foam.  
One slug in the door.
One slug was an old slug 
from another time before.
Three shells on the sidewalk. 
Three shells on the street.
The one that killed him wedged 
between the cushion and the seat.

Tell me that's not Barbara, there.  
Tell me that's not her.
Tell me her son, James, is not the one.  
Here, stop the car.
Watch out for the broken glass.  
Pull over right up there.
Oh my Lord!  
She lost her oldest boy this time last year.
She lost her oldest boy.

There were no witnesses, 
only passers by 
Who watched it happen, 
but didn't see.
Not one out of a hundred will testify.
So don't look at me.

Damn, I was just getting started.  
Guess we'll take this jam indoors.
Can't even get a six-pack after hours any more.
Everybody ran, you know.  They ran.  
That isn't right.
Too bad they started shooting.  
Everybody loves a fight.

He did a little bit of selling drugs, 
a little stealing cars, 
The normal stuff, the little stuff--A kid!
They'll say he had a record.  
They'll say he been in jail.
They're gonna say he died for what he did.

Oh!  Like I know something. 
Like I was there.
Oh!  Like I saw something.  
Oh, like I care.
You'll take me statement down.  
File your report.
You know as well as I do that this 
case won't go to court.

You come here with your cameras 
and your little microphones.
Reporting Live, the lead-in story, 
then they all go home.
A mural on the firehouse, 
a wreath that marks the spot.
They'll plant another flower 
every time some kid gets shot.

They're baking cookies, now.  
Preparing trays.
Fire up the barbecue.  
Marinate and glaze.
Let's say a prayer in silence. 
Everybody bow their heads. 
In silence.  
Isn't silence why he's dead? 

There were no witnesses, 
only passers by 
Who watched it happen, 
but didn't see.
Not one out of a hundred will testify.
So don't look at me.

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