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Array ( [sid] => 163746 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => The Shot [time] => 2010-12-16 16:23:01 [hometext] => [bodytext] => I didn’t want to do this
But the evil man
With the dark eyes
Told me I had to

I knew no one around me
In the darkness of this room
I felt alone with this man
Silver shone around his neck

I reluctantly handed him what he wanted
And when he turned his back I prayed
His hands would be empty
My heartbeat throbbed in my head

I knew I couldn’t run
And no one would hear my screams
I held my breath and closed my eyes
And waited for the end

I felt the man come closer
A pinch
He walked away
I opened my eyes to see his satisfied face

I looked over at my shoulder
And saw a single drop of blood
Swiftly it’s covered with a
Looney Toons Band-aid [comments] => 1 [counter] => 137 [topic] => 7 [informant] => CarrieLindeman [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 3 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => HumorPoetry )

The Shot

Contributed by CarrieLindeman on Thursday, 16th December 2010 @ 04:23:01 PM in AEST
Topic: HumorPoetry

I didn’t want to do this
But the evil man
With the dark eyes
Told me I had to

I knew no one around me
In the darkness of this room
I felt alone with this man
Silver shone around his neck

I reluctantly handed him what he wanted
And when he turned his back I prayed
His hands would be empty
My heartbeat throbbed in my head

I knew I couldn’t run
And no one would hear my screams
I held my breath and closed my eyes
And waited for the end

I felt the man come closer
A pinch
He walked away
I opened my eyes to see his satisfied face

I looked over at my shoulder
And saw a single drop of blood
Swiftly it’s covered with a
Looney Toons Band-aid

Copyright Â© CarrieLindeman ... [ 2010-12-16 16:23:01]
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Re: The Shot (User Rating: 1 )
by huwbeauty on Friday, 17th December 2010 @ 06:09:02 PM AEST
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Topic:humorous poetry? This is dark right up to the last line.Love it.

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