Shots from the Dark

Shots from the Dark

by

Brandon Dues

I dressed

all the same

Very plain

Very plain

In an alley

down the block

Not the same

Not the same

Out of frame

In the dark

There were shots

Bloody stain

Blood stains

On the pavement

There were stains

Bloody stains

The night was dark

Very stark

The smell of murder

Flies like a lark

From the dark

Booming shots

All those shots

All those shots

She fell limp

In my arms

So ashamed

So afraid

She fell limp

In my arms

What a shame

By her side

Where I stayed

She was dying

I was silent

No words to say

No words to say

Such a shame

All the same

The night was dark

Very stark

The smell of murder

Flies like a lark

From the dark

Booming shots

All those shots

All those shots

Runaway

He ran away

Getaway

I had to wait

For the sirens

Have to wait

For those sirens

He got away

Still a shame

A perfect beauty

To have died

Such a way

Too far away

When I saw her

Without a name

All the same

The night was dark

Very stark

The smell of murder

Flies like a lark

From the dark

Booming shots

All those shots

All those shots