and then again time moved in mysterious ways
seemingly backwards on a glance across the room
but no, it was just a shift in perspective
General Bosephus was reading a copy
of Mexico City Blues (242 Choruses) that he had found lying at
the bottom of the bombed out bunker of enemy officers quarters
he had also found a green plastic toy pistol that shot sparks when he pulled the trigger
Occassionally he would raise the pistol and fire
time passed backwards again as
he read