Either Can Win

The marksmen took their position a century away from the target The silhouette shape stood defenceless at the far end of the range A clear sign of an alarmingly unequal contest in difficult times Fred was unhappy with this situation of involuntary manslaughter Had objected on conscientious grounds to Armed Forces conscription But the killers knew his values and morals seemingly better than him Align eye with sight and with aim breathe out firm grip on the trigger 'Better dead than red' the sergeants had shouted and 'men don’t refuse' 'Hit the bastards right where it counts be kind with a quick speedy death' His shooting lane was number three and he deemed that good fortune ‘Bang’ and he released the bullet and felt only mild pain in his shoulder Like a true connoisseur he waited for the results to be transmitted Tension mounted the drama unfolded and Fred was an unlikely champion Lane score results: One 48 Two 48 Three 0 Four 48 and 48 Five 48 Fred had a fine subtle point of some opposition and Either Can Win 02nd May 2018 Written for contest: crap shoot Sponsored by John Lawless I took the contest description as offering 4 possible sub themes to chose from I chose 'Either Can Win'