Is humor found in the death of poetry?
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trespassers will be shot, a clear sign
posted in red against the dust covered fence
a warning that came too late
wounded and wishing for death,
his case was strewn on the forward lawn
footsteps from behind
stained the path leading there
a plume of resistance drifted over the victim
like a scene from an old Western, gone bad
one man standing, remorse nowhere in sight
his lady drying her hands on a worn apron
sobbing inside, her instincts ran to him
a Motherly need to clutch and heal
yet in vain, she cradled the strangers mass
his message
vaguely seeping from broken lips
one hand reached to her, an offering
as he clawed through his waste
toward the remains of a cracked leather satchel
the struggle
his last pitch effort, fell short by miles
and with silent strength, he raised to speak
I am..
I am the…
I am the Fuller Brush Man
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Great ending. Simple lines – that add unanswered questions. Why – was the gunman so paranoid – what was he hiding? Was it the strangers suit – that set off the alarm? Or would any trespasser meet the same fate? … even a child? Loved it ♥
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