You hold the crosshairs
steady on your target
as the last call to prayer
undoes his training
being just a young kid
and he looks away
towards the mosque
just long enough
to make you think twice
before you blink once
and pull the trigger.
bio: William Cullen, Jr., is a veteran and works at a non-profit in Brooklyn, NY. Bill's writing has appeared in Asahi/International Herald Tribune, Boston Literary Magazine, Camroc Press Review, Christian Science Monitor, Grey Sparrow Journal, Pirene's Fountain, Red River Review, among others. He was nominated for a Pushcart prize in 2010.
