They grilled the thief for half a day,
and now the job’s completely done.
I let them handle things their way.
They grilled the thief for half a day.
It’s tender meat, you’ve got to say,
and tastes exquisite on a bun.
They grilled the thief for half a day,
and now the job’s completely done.

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Originally from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Paul Burgess now lives in Lexington, Kentucky, where he works as a private teacher, translator, and interpreter of English, Japanese, and Spanish. He has recently contributed work to The Road Not Taken, Blue Unicorn, Light, The Orchards, Snakeskin, Pulsebeat, The New Verse News and several other publications.