going up the steps
i noticed a flyer
it read:

          small irish man missing

it had pictures of
the small irish man
smiling and hugging
loved ones
it also stated
when and where he
was last seen
in midtown, last friday

i thought to myself
he is surely dead
and possibly dismembered

his name was tony
and for the next few days
i will be checking the obituaries
to see if I can find
the missing small irish man