Jackknife Said

the first time i ever killed a man
was the third night i spent in jail-jackknife said
and stuck his gun in my face
i smiled
this isn’t poker son
if it was i’d fold-i said
jackknife laughed-damn right you would
on the other hand-i said
what-jackknife asked
what else am i supposed to do but smile
i have the losing hand no matter what
you got that right kid-jackknife said
and blew a hole in the wall
fuckin’ eh-i thought
now can we get down to business-i asked