Here we are in September, and I’m still hanging in there with my post a day challenge. I have written a lot of poetry using different styles since I started in January. I’m not saying it has been great poetry. I’ll admit most of it wouldn’t win any contests. Surprisingly, Word Daddy has stuck with me through the ordeal. He still says he wants a raise. This month I plan to write Soliloquies. These are rambling monologues where the poet has conversations with herself. I believe this will be my biggest challenge since I don’t often talk to myself. I want to put a disclaimer right at the front of the adventure. The views expressed are the inner dialog of the poet. They might be total bs, but they are real. The first poem in this series I will call Day of Reckoning.
Day of Reckoning
Whoop, whoop, whoop
Police helicopters overhead
Ominous eye in the sky.
Whoop, whoop, whoop
Red-blue lights flash through my window
I want to hide under the bed
Normal rules of engagement don’t apply
Whoop, whoop, whoop
Sirens blare in the distance
The state cops are out tonight
Stuff gets interesting every time they come to town.
Whoop, whoop, whoop
The SWAT team has suited up
The usual suspects take flight
Everyone knows something bad is going down.
Whoop, whoop, whoop
The rumor mill on social media
People telling their sad story
About drug busts, a blood bath, and a biker gang
Whoop, whoop, whoop
Nobody seems to really know
Which criminals deserve all the glory
For bringing on the heat to hassle and harangue
Whoop, whoop, whoop
It will be all over by the morning
The helicopter and SWAT will go home
the pushers of poison wander back onto the street.
Whoop, whoop, whoop
Nothing has changed after the day of reckoning
It’s some kind of weird city syndrome
The battle is over and both sides suffer defeat.
This is my reality.
The more things change,
the more they stay the same.
Who is Molly Shea?
Molly Shea is an accomplished fictional short story writer from Indiana who writes short stories and novels about a fictional town called Tecumseh. To read more of her short stories and adventures, click here.
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