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One of my favourites — The Murderer by Luke Kennard (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by funkless_eck to c/poetry

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well count me confused. Mainly by the second to last line, the ham implies they are both murderers?

[–] funkless_eck 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, I don't think so. "Would you like a sandwich? ... The murderer eats his sandwich" implies the narrator gives him a sandwich. Cheese and ham is a common sandwich.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Nah ham is the flesh of someone else