A Drifter Named

And now here
a drifter named West dressed
in combat fatigues and a
flak jacket and also
known as
Patrick and Eddy
parked his Chevy Wagon
which exploded shortly thereafter
and began
walking toward a playground
filled with refugee children at play
who were confused and heard
pum pum pum
as he fired with his hand
guns with "Victory"
painted on them killing
five  and  hitting thirty
in their chests with bullets that
go through two  interior walls and
arms and abdomens
legs and buttocks
all under the warm California sun
where the kids are
going to want to know why
they died and
how long it will take to
heal.*