Grinning

One night at my house a strange man had got in When I asked him to leave he gave me a grin I called the authorities who were of no use He slipped out the back door, a man on the loose But then he returned as soon as they'd gone This insolent squatter, I wished he'd move on It wasn't the first time he'd done this to me He seemed to have picked my house quite randomly The cops had been called there numerous times but they treated me like the one guilty of crimes Again and again this man just slipped away To the local police an elusive prey One night I decided that I'd had enough I finally realized I had to get rough I shot a few rounds as I aimed for his head but somehow I missed, he just grinned and he fled How quickly the cops had arrived at my door They grabbed me and wrestled me down to the floor Yet I took satisfaction in knowing I'd won For that man in my house was now on the run It has been quite a while, that was all in the past My mind was at peace but it just didn't last I'm no longer alone, for right now I can see that strange man in my cell, and he's grinning at me 3/3/19