Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Alphabet Takes the Lead

Blinking A calling all cars
Annoying D barking incessantly
Where is the C on this distorted musical scale?
Bare breast in my face, I zip my mouth into woodwork.

B for breast, not breasts, as there is only one here.
Cut away from the body, so I doubt she lived 
Whoever she was. Bloody business this alphabet.
It comes to me often, insisting.

I stay off the side streets, for they are murderer’s fodder.
Blinking A does not stop any cars tonight.
The predators are on foot. Killing P, M, O, and J 
In alleys behind dumpsters. The world has gone ape sh*t mad.

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L Milton Hankins March 31, 2021 at 6:55 PM Caren, I have a feeling this was very good, but, for the life of me, I didn't get it! Sorry. Well, maybe except for "The world has gone ape sh*t mad." That I understand perfectly. Caren Krutsinger March 31, 2021 at 7:15 PM Hahaha There was a specific "prompt" on another site where this made incredible sense.