winter
was a crime scene
blood splattered onto frosted windows
red lipstick curse on the vanity mirror
high rise
victim dismembered
meat rotting
in poorly wrapped packages
to be toe tagged
orphans whisked away by the government
appointed neglectful
pearls fallen across the sticky floor
to a police radio symphony
Mahler fatalistic
smug detectives
sipping black coffee
no sugar to be found in the city
a glib act
notebook scratches
with no hope for answers
or finding the perpetrator
who caused
the whole mess