Brother, Victim, Criminal
Brotherless Man Perspective:
The world has ended.
Joel, my brother is no more.
Those startling blue eyes that will never pierce me again,
That wry smile that warmed my heart so many times,
Gone. Forever.
Feeling numb, replaying the moment,
The policemen delivering a heavy knock,
The accusations,
Joel attempting to escape,
And the cold, steel bullet that destroyed a piece of my heart.
Absence of denial,
Streams of liquid empty down hollowed cheeks; a raging waterfall.
Policeman Perspective:
Standing at the scene of the shooting,
I recoil from the pitiful wreck before me,
Sobbing on the dull, grey pavement; inconsolable.
The sight of his misery threatens to shatter my heart into a million pieces,
But I take comfort in knowing that justice was served.
One less criminal on the loose.
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