You need to lie.
“The last time I saw Barney was on Wednesday.”
“Are you sure?” Detective Higgins frowned.
I nodded. “Yes, I’m sorry.”
Driving home, he barked at me, Go get a shovel!
“After he’s buried, you need to stay out of my head.”
All he did was laugh.
* The Dark Passenger” was a concept used within the DEXTER Universe that represented the “demon” inside of Murderers that actively made them do terrible things. (Wikia.com)
My story was heavily influenced by Nick Gibbs’ excellent poem, ‘Late Night Disturbance.’
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Poet Rummager 
I think Apollo could be him. Ummm! maybe
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Apollo could be anything. He is a god. Why do we always end up talking about your gravatar? Wait; dumb question cuz LOOK at him 😀
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chiseled
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🙂 And I do so strive to be a good influence. Heh heh heh. Revenge from beyond the grave, with extra lashings of the blackest of humour. A most delicious confection, Ms Rummager, and keep in mind the moral lesson – never f***k with laughing Barney. Dexter would be proud…
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Interesting. You read it completely differently than what I had in mind, but it’s all good. I loved your poem cuz it felt like the guy was hearing the voices in his head. That was my initial thought, then it twisted at the end, and it was like….wow, that’s different and way cooler than what I’d imagined. Thanks!
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Interesting concept! Your story reminds me of the song — My Name Is Mud — by Primus.
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I know that song. Yeah, I can see that with the body rotting and all. I like that you thought of Mud reading my poem. Thanks!
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It was the shovel which reminded me of the song — in the music video — Les Claypool is holding a shovel…I think.
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I haven’t seen the video. Cool! I’ll check it out. Thanks.
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A dark passenger with his calm voice and always logic arguments… I love your dark passenger, it has a laconic dark humor.
(btw I loved the series until it changed more to a soap opera)
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Nice! Yes, I agree. The series really sucked towards the end, and the finale was terrible. I still love Dexter, tho. How funny that you watched it! I loved your comments!
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I didn’t see how it finished, it seemed another series.
It’s great that you watched it as well! the dark passenger was a very poetic idea and you make it even more noir (y)
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The poem was an experiment. It’s a work in progress, but you seemed to understand the premise quite well! Thank you, Sir Francis! xo
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My pleasure, lady Rose ^_^/
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Dark….! I like the voices in his head!
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I do, too! 🙂
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Once I met a young guy who had voices in his head. I have never met anyone with this condition before. I was shattered.
Great piece.
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I’m an instructor and have seen this condition, as well. It’s certainly very real for the ones stricken. Thank goodness for medication that can assist them. Thank you, Inese!
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The beauty in this piece comes from not knowing whether Barney is the corpse or the murderer. The detective simply asks “are you sure?” This creates an even greater twist than expected. Great writing!!
I will be spotty on reading and writing until October with many arrangements to continue with assisting my father through the process. Just wanted you to know again how much I appreciate you as well as your writing and humor.
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Thank you very much, Jon! I’ve been thinking about you and your family; very grateful for the updates, my friend. ❤
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