for few dollars more

the job

is in the hood. in the worst

part of town.

the mayor had her car

hijacked there

just last week.

there's a crack house

on every corner.

do i want to go

there for a few bucks?

is it worth 

it?

do i pack heat, put

on a bullet proof vest?

take out the pepper spray?

where do i park?

will it be dark before

i finish?

i check the crime rate

for that area

of town.

it's all lit up in red

indicating

danger

in a five mile radius

of the address.

how do i tell the nice

young couple 

who just moved here

from Wyoming, no?

they really want this

periwinkle

wallpaper

up in the baby's room,

before he's born.