Thursday, April 24, 2014

National Poetry Writing Month - April 24, 2013

We're closing in on the end of the month! 30 poems in 30 days doesn't sound like an insurmountable task, but some days were more difficult than others. I'm glad I'm doing this and I think I'm back on track for more writing after this challenge is completed.

That being said, today was a mish-mash of things going on at work. Not so much at home. There it was me and the dog. Pretty mundane. But at work, we had a little of this and a little of that. So, here you go.

Something For Everyone

It was the calm before the storm at the beginning
A little conversation, some complaining and moaning
The usual business as usual
And then it began

A walk-in battery, the regular non-rechargeable kind
He had shoe prints on his face
Nose broken by black sneakers and his past
He was out of the life. But are they ever really out?

A-hunting we went for the kicker and his driver
How hard can it be to hide a truck and two men
Quite a bit. Despite our efforts it was gone
Taking with it a known felon and his accomplice

She came in to report missing property
From the rented house that weed paid for
When pressed to print, she declined our help
Knowing that we would end up arresting her and hers

Rain came in and kept the animals in their caves
Washing the dirt from the streets and my car
No need to wash it when nature does it for you
I wandered the streets looking for our assaulter

No luck with the truck
No others about
No need to keep driving
The shift is over for the night

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