News At Noon

It's hard for him to buy a gun-- He's already got a rap sheet on him His driver's license is suspended-- So he borrows one... His clothes are grubby; sometimes he smells bad Teachers make fun of him in the staff lounge Other kids tease him behind his back But he knows... He can always hang around the south parking lot after 10:30 a.m. The security guy goes around to the north lot for about 45 minutes then Look! --a car with the keys in the ignition and the doors unlocked He slides into the driver's seat... It's 11:15 now. He drives over to the north lot. He's got 45 minutes in here He sees the knot of kids at 11:47 a.m. They're heading his way A fiendish howl wells up within him ~ It sits behind clenched teeth He ducks down under the steering wheel. They can't see him EEEEEE! A screech of tires and he's on them instantly ~ a tiger on its prey ~ they freeze ~ they're roadkill ~ BAM! He's got 'em Headline News at Noon: Four dead, three injured critically, including suspect at school in sleepy village hamlet... May, 2018