monstruous abusive thunder

the rat a tat tat scored like
a monstruous abusive thunder unexpectedly
from our hallway dark and closed off
for the time as
steelers vs bengals,
    my wife naps
    and there is an infant making
sleepy gurgling noises in a new bedroom crib

to the hallway door I go
to conceive the
gunfire: bandits exploring our territory
wearing masks of man stockings with
eyes nose and mouth cut out

I fought them
I fought the bandits
I used keys from my pocket
against them

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