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| by Benjamin E. Nardolilli |
They asked me how I didn’t know,
and I tell them
he was quiet,
he kept to himself,
he paid the rent on time,
and he never even stayed out late
or cleaned away his crimes
using our bathroom
or our sink,
and then I remind
the cameras and the commenters
who scoff with disbelief
and criticize me under my quotes
that most men
who are quiet,
who keep to themselves,
who pay the rent on time,
and never stay out late
kill no one,
not even themselves,
they wait out the clock,
survive until the end of the month,
and go on
as long as necessary,
and they are ignored by you
and by me, because
they don’t start revolutions either
MEET THE POET:
Ben Nardolilli currently lives in New York City. His work has appeared in Perigee Magazine, Red Fez, Danse Macabre, The 22 Magazine, Quail Bell Magazine, Elimae, The Northampton Review, Local Train Magazine, The Minetta Review, and Yes Poetry. He blogs at mirrorsponge.blogspot.com and is trying to publish his novels.
