Raindogblue

In the Dark

 

I cut a man down from tree. He'd hung himself.

The body was still warm and his face

had not lost color, but he was dead. I waited in the rain

on the side of the highway until the M.E. could collect him. 

 

 

Ray Ray

 

Ray Ray, known by some as Record Ray, overdosed and died. He shifted from meth to fetty and was found dead decomposing in his apartment. 

 

 

 

 

Outrage

 

On 3rd on the edge of the fentanyl zone,

an addict rages. He was blue, breathing,

chest compressions applied

until the Narcan kicked in.

"Why would anybody do that?

He would rather be dead than lose his high. 

 

 

What Feeds Under the Bridge

 

Under the Serenity Bridge, off Harbor, I've climbed down a ladder to circumvent an iron wrought fence to confirm a man down is dead.

In a tent, ice pipes at hand, he likely died of an OD. Less than a day down, the rats have gnawed off the flesh from his right foot, nibbled on his left, started on his nose and chewed off a chunk of his thumb.  

As the sun sets, as Conquistador, Till, and I wait for the M.E, the rats emerge, circle, watch, and wait. 

 

 

Traffic Fatalities for 2022

 

In the Pond, for 2022, there were 63 Traffic Fatalities matching the record high from the year before. 

 

 

9

 

For the first two months of the year, the city has had 9 homicides. So far, the rate is down from last year.

 

 

95/53

 

Out of 95 homicides in the pond this year, 53 have been solved.

 

 

66/32

 

Tonight, marks the pond's 66th fatal traffic crash for the year and the 32nd for fatal ped strucks.

 

 

Cocoons

 

The ME said, "I loves cocoons. When there are enough in the body, and you move the deceased, it sounds like a rain stick. "

 

 

Impression

 

 

On a Death call, between the generations of dead flies

and the thousands of cocoons, the air conditioning

set on high, the decomposition of the corpse, and two

calendars set to August, the subject of the investigation

died three and a half months ago, and was not found until today.