Offer

I am mid-20s
Half a decade after
Jack was killed in Dallas
Riding passenger in a friend’s
Car into some small town near to
Dallas and I note that the local
Undertaker’s shop has a pun
Unintentional in its name as
I am ushered into an old
House once grand now
Shabby with piles of
Papers here and
There then a
Lockbox is
Brought
Out to
Open
Revealing
Papers dealing
With the Kennedy
Assassination but on
A minutes thought I feel
It best for my family if I decline
To write any history of the events
As too many folks have already
Died relating to this case and
They all seem sad but it is
Better for my family and
Myself not to delve too
Deeply into the event
Still too sensitive to
Speculate about
Even as a grad
Student full of
Confidence
But aware
Of being
Over my
Head,
An offer
Better refused.