North is to south as mean is to

its hard for me to see which word is supposed to be in bold. if i knew then i would be able to better.

im the one that plot xxx murder

each morning i wrote my name

on the dusty cabinet, then crossed

the dining table in script, scrawled

in capitals on the backs of chairs,

practicing signatures like scales

while mother followed squirting

linseed from a burping can