Thursday, September 13, 2012

The Nobody with the Chance to be a Hero to Somebody





Contained with—
         In jury duty
Pain emanates
         From routes
Un honed

Armor-piercing.
Ear-shattering
A small incision
Just below
The line of sight…

Obstinate jailer
Pacing up a floor routine
Dangling freedom
About—watching as salvation
Steals from his unsteadiness—
Easily seen, and playable if so deemed—
His naivety
Ignorance…you’re the biggest thing to cross his page
                  A full context ad, in a world where the best
                  Has always been a passing byline or two
                  Sweat billows upon each the points…”don’t screw this up, don’t be that guy, just play it cool, wait for the cavalry to return, and take this guy away…”
                           “HEY…doesn’t it seem strange…”
“Ignore him…just trying to get in your head…stay focused….don’t be the fool…don’t be tricked”
                           “I’m innocent…I’m being set up…and you’re the patsy…the perfect nobody…not my words…but I’m sure the one’s you’ve thought over and over again…and guess what….they know it too….you’ll get a call…very soon if I’m close here…it’ll say something to the effect of….”
         “Shut UP…damn it….I said be quiet…”
Pools freely flow
Drainage ditches rutting down the carotid, spreading quickly beneath the uniform…
                           “Well…hey…I get it…really…I do…this is the break you’ve been praying for…dreaming of…ain’t it at least the tiniest bit odd though…that a bolo goes out…a vague description…White Male…Late 20’s to mid 40’s…no hair color…no additional features…kind of odd too, isn’t it…how such a major criminal I am…and they can’t or don’t even include the fact I have shoulder length hair and an extremely full beard…perhaps it’s just me…but I think those descriptions would’ve been added…don’t you…you seem like a fairly intelligent guy…kind of makes you wonder at least right?  
         “Just you…just shut up…let me think…no more out of you…”
                           “Hey, I get it…don’t let ethics or something so minor as due diligence get in the way now…no, and then, what are the odds…that the bolo goes out at 3:00pm from…. and at 3:30 I’m getting picked up here…when we’re at least 2 hours away from….”

Instigating morality from a robust crypt
         Options are limited; yet trip the switch we often must
                  Demand more information, additional data to bolster the claim…if not, then why…please…some details must be obtained…some conveniences have to be explained….

Open ended…. the way every story…ever play…finishes…when you cut away…

3 comments:

  1. wow man...def some cool dialogue back and forth or maybe even internally was the feel i got a bit as our thoughts do battle to see who we listen to...in those moments we can step out or...

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  2. haha loved the little argument as always, could it be the deed was done or just how they want it to be spun. Left open for the mind, I think it was a set up, like always, with my little rhyming behind.

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  3. hey fred,

    sorry i missed you on tues . . . my blog coverage has been poor of late with the
    biznizz of work and home etc . . .

    thank you for your kind words
    re my PO - glad it inspires a true feeling bro . . .

    now - this is an expansive piece . . .
    especially with the reading . . . i got a graphic novel vibe - straight up movie cut . . .

    story boards slotted in my mind as you read . . .V cool reading too - pulls in the listener . . .

    Armor-piercing.
    Ear-shattering
    A small incision
    Just below
    The line of sight…

    ... stands out
    and the
    ripping end

    sequence too.

    cheers fred




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