Dinner Date
by P.J.Reed
Silently he stalked,
Where the nameless walked
Patrolling midnights beat
With heavy, dragging feet.
Creature of shadowland
Lawman, with gun in hand.
Fog smothers everywhere
Shrouding the killing lair.
Evil prowls the dead street;
Echoes of muffled feet,
Silently, people past,
Dripping hearts, racing fast.
Poster on shop window peers,
As photo fit face leers.
Front pages scream in fear.
Midnight ripper, comes here.
Beware this savage beast,
Beware his human feast.
Woman caught, out alone.
Whispers to her cell phone.
Grey form on poster glares,
Transfixed, she stops and stares.
Shadow flits across her face,
Warm heart begins to race….
Scents of fear, fill the street,
Sweat trickles in the heat,
A scream, a trip, fall…
Bold lawman, answers call,
Gently, he takes her arm,
“I’ll keep you safe from harm.”
She flicks strawberry hair,
Relieved to be in his care.
Lawman guides her through town,
Tense face looks up and down,
“You look tasty, my dear…”
Blue eyes widen with fear.
He smiled.
She froze.
Copyright ©: P.J.Reed
End of the poem
15 random poems
- The Sparrow’s Nest by William Wordsworth
- Федор Тютчев – Как неожиданно и ярко
- The Daguerreotype by William Vaughn Moody
- Heart of God by Vachel Lindsay
- Straw sandal half sunk by Yosa Buson
- Оливер Голдсмит – Подношение
- Nature’s song for the children by Raj Arumugam
- Kangaroo talks to the Sun by Raj Arumugam
- Love Preparing to Fly poem – Gerard Manley Hopkins poems
- THE DANGERS OF AN HONEST MAN IN MUCH COMPANY by Abraham Cowley
- Work in Game Design Rather Than Other Design
- Lady Anne Bothwell’s Lament poem – Andrew Lang poems
- For My Young Friends Who Are Afraid by William Stafford
- The Roses And The Mothers Cannot Choose by William Alexander
- Владимир Высоцкий – Заповедник
Some external links:
Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
