Killer

 

Killer

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…put two bullets in his brain

I shot him twice
at close range

to witness
the power of life
crossing over

and

to feel him die…

cool precision
in a quite rage

sacred act
of raw release

purity of instinct

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rob kistner © 2009

 

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NOTE: The poem above was written in response to the prompt, “The Other Side” — posted by the Totally Optional Prompt writing prompt blog. We were asked to write a poem from the point of view of a bad person. It could be someone from history, legend, or fiction; it could be someone who’s alive and making headlines. Regardless, someone whose acts you consider criminal or reprehensible.

*The man and his actions, as depicted in this poem, are totally fictional — and purely evil.

5 thoughts on “Killer”

  1. Carole –

    Yes. That is precisely the ‘mind’ into which I was delving — the point of view I was seeking to represent… a truly ‘bad’, purely evil person.

  2. UF –

    Certainly people can be lost, abused, grossly unfortunate in life — but they do not resort to cold calculated murder… that would seem to require the presence of ‘evil’, no matter how one defines evil.

    I had a horrible childhood of ongoing abuse, and I was quite ‘lost’ for a number of years — but there was never an inclination to murder. I believe at the peak of my misfortune, I could have killed to save my life — I certainly fought back violently to protect myself on a number of occasions… but not cold blooded murder.

    Just my humble opinion…
    …rob

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