*pop* isn't just the sound a flashbulb makes

*pop* goes the gun and the lung and the exit wound. *pop* goes the balloons one by one by one. *pop* goes the embers from the fire. *pop* goes the roadkill weasel. *pop* goes the bubble wrap. *pop* goes the bottle cap. *pop* goes the spine. *pop* goes the mind. Death is silent.