Annie got shot in the head -
that might not have been her name.
She was a chocolate baby
with a bright red fro,
and her head caught a bullet
as she fled from the battle
like that fat bitch
from Kung Fu Hustle.

Mom killed a bitch,
and so did the [Native American]
that got hit
in the back of the head
a second later.

And I stood there in the middle,
the one who thought she
could end every goddamn thing.

Annie stops
Near the end of a white fence,
and her family crowds.
Even with that bullet,
she's been speeding along
until now.
The family crowds,
and Annie says something,
but it seems the what
is inconsequential.

Because Annie,
her family,
and the battle
fade from my mind
with each passing
action
in the waking world.