Live by the sword
A winters early evening.......
The old lady
making her way home
hunched
against a cold wind
this time she's left it too late
king of the predators
a.k.a. Prince
follows in the shadows
he makes his move
takes the old dear from the back
they fall to the ground
easy meat
a vice like grip,crushes his wrist
"my god she's inhumanley strong"
the knife
rises and falls
rises and falls
back home in the bathroom......
The wig goes into a plastic bag
followed by clear surgeons gloves
blood splattered clothing
next days headlines........
Vigilante strikes again..reward for information
hero.... Kills prince of thieves.....
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | a xxxx x xxx xx xx x xxBB x xxa x x x |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 592 |
Words | 107 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 1, 3, 2, 2, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1 |
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