“Making the rounds?” I asked the figure in the corner of the bar
\nAll black-leather-jacket-and-straight-cut-jeans –
\nIt was the sunken eyeballs that gave him away
\nI knew he was Death by his walk; he didn’t need the scythe
\nWith a smile like that, with teeth like that,
\nAnd he just nodded to me, waiting patiently in the corner<\/p>\n
“What brings you out here?” I asked, and he levelled his eyes
\nOne of those “Mind yer own damn business” kinda glares
\nBut politely enough he replied “Work,” and grinned a bit larger
\nThe sort of grin that indicated he was either an assassin
\nOr some kind of general contractor… perhaps, I thought,
\nMy imagination was getting away from me<\/p>\n
“I’m a sort of end-of-life support worker,” he said
\nWithout being prompted or pried at, and I nodded –
\nTendrils of smoke rose from his cigarette, which he ashed
\nAnd looking at me said “Say, I’m lookin’ for someone,”
\nHe held up a picture of me at a family function
\nAnd his grin went ear-to-ear<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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