china white

hey jai
what can you say
nothing
as you once articulated
so eloquently

rumor has it
china white
did you in

china white
laced with ajax

now why

funeral parlor man
mentioned to my brother
three others had died
similarly this week

why are the police
waiting for the tox reports
why isn't there a media warning
bad shit on the street

i'm fumbling with rumors
only rumors
nothing more

when the next precious individual passes
then can rumor become fact
bad shit on the street