'doodle'
by
steve coel
deathbed.
right up to his dying moment.
hospital bed, fussy frightened nurses, bitter violent relatives,
security keeping a close eye, just in case.
got the nickname he dies with straight after he left borstal for
the last time. first time in jail he had already made his
reputation, even though he was still a kid, just a boy. because
reputations, if handled well, can last a life time and he wasn't
lucky, he was focused. so he started out at the top and finished
at the top.
like they say, never judge a cover. evil when he had to be,
dangerous even. real villains always had time for him, respect
given and received.
and now, 70 years on, dying, like we all do, but in his case,
really badly.
pencil, paper, all he ever wanted.
in truth, all he ever needed.
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