Sudden Death
Tabitha J. Bryson 1973 (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Was it the devil's moon
the maddening twilight
or the mere thought
of the loss of you in my life?
I know I became angry
and overcome by the fear
as the shots rang out
screaming & tears.
You & I
on a hot summer's day
decided to have a picnic
and watch the children play.
Laughter was subsided
as the shouting began
gang members getting angry
fighting over land.
Several people were injured
a few lie dead
one of the gangsters
shot to the head.
Why did all this have to happen
on such a lovely day
I lost my true love
life slipped away.
I'll never understand
such violence everyday
but hey, what do you expect?
after all....this is LA.
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Written on June 29, 2008
Submitted by tabbycat_b on June 13, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 614 |
Words | 123 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 28 |
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