A Night

Minds made up, down for the task/ Grab the mask/ Pick up the clip load bullet after bullet/ Hold it, cock it, safety off all you gotta do is pull it/ Face covered up flip the hood on/ Gloves pulled tight, shut the lights, lock the door and he’s gone/ The wolf is on the prowl/ Eyes hungry the sound of the gloves tightening is a snarl, scuff of the shoes is a growl/ Slinkin from shadow to shadow/ Cars cruising by hear the tin can rattle/ Buzz as the street lights flicker up above like the sound of bees/ Hear the wind as the it whispers through the trees/ Then suddenly one man walkin alone he speeds in for the kill, a quick gun buck knocks him to his knees/ They meet eyes and this hunter sees/ Someone’s father, someone’s brother/ He has a wife, he has a mother/ The shadows shifting, the lights flicker/ The bees buzzin, the trees whisper/ Eyes harden, Fingers tighten, heart beats quicker/ BOOM/ A ring of thunder, a flash of lightning/ Followed by stillness almost real enough to feel/ Then a quick rustle followed by the pounding of some feet/ Then the quiet of the night returns/ The buzzing of the bees, the whispers of the trees, the rattles of the cans, but not a single heart beat….-James Richard McGeown the 3rd