that final step

he made the perfect plan
like he was going off to college
leaving home for the very first time
it took everything he had
every single scrap of knowledge
to be the victim of the perfect crime
he did all the research
lonely nights on the computer
interviews and articles and books
there wasn't any class
no way to hire a tutor
for the subject of the interest that he took
and when he was finished
he said there's nothing to it
he lit a match and inhaled
one last cigarette
but when it came the time
he found out he couldn't do it
he'd never figured out that final step