"Glasnost," which is the name of this poem,
was a Soviet-era sort of social policy
of transparency and openness.
And all the lines in this poem are, in some ways--
if you google them, you get red flagged for a government watch
list.
So, yeah, "Glasnost."
But how do I get rid of a body or instructions
for scrambling a frequency?
And what are the jobs near the White House or best practices
for smothering a cry?
And who cooks the president's breakfast,
and how do I get rid of a body or instructions
for breaking a chokehold?
But when do I disable the firewall or best practices
for forging a signature?
And what room does the president sleep in?
And how do I get rid of a body or instructions
for filing off serial numbers?
And where is the silent alarm located or best practices
for taking a bullet?
But what explodes when you touch it,
and how do I get rid of the body or instructions
for absorbing a blow?
But where can I purchase a hollow point or best practices
for soldering a wound?
And what time does the president eat?
But how do I get rid of the body, instructions
for detaining a prisoner, or how many yards, exactly,
to the front door or best practices
for obtaining a death certificate?
But how tall, exactly, is the fence that surrounds it,
and how do I get rid of the body or instructions
for manufacture of tear gas?
But how do I erase my identity or best practices for building
a dead switch, and how far exactly
without breaking a bone?
But how do I get rid of the body or instructions
for bugging a board room?
And where can I locate the safety or best practices
for home cooking napalm?
But where do I purchase a firearm,
and how do I get rid of the body or instructions
for strapping on Kevlar?
But who are the names on the watch list or best practices
for squeezing the trigger?
And how do I clear a room?
And how do I get rid of a body or instructions
for securing a blindfold?
And how many years, exactly, for treason and best practices
for beating a death warrant?
But how close, exactly, without tripping a wire,
and how do I get rid of the body?