Hammer

Hammer hits the jewelry counter.
                                      encounter with a criminal - yesterday.
She was working to make some money.
Instead received a knife -
                   now her life hangs in the balance.
Police caught the perpetrator,
after havoc was released,
along with screams.
                 I almost went to the same store
                                             the day before…
   the day before…
I was at another mall yesterday,
when this situation became grave.

9/4/2022

conflictfree verse

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Paige Hind

October 11, 2024 at 5:47 PM

Wow...you know, we had a threat of a man with a gun just before I went to Walmart the other month, he called making threats. Police hoarded the place, just as I was getting there. They caught him; he never went through with his threats, thank God.

Gershon Wolf

September 15, 2022 at 7:28 PM

Makes us stop, shiver, then wonder and marvel at what too many think is 'sheer coincidence,' but which we know is Divine grace. Glad to see you the beneficiary, Kim.

Kim Rodrigues

September 18, 2022 at 5:30 AM

We never know what we will encounter but that God holds us in the palm of His hand. Thanks, Gershon!

Kelly Deschler

September 6, 2022 at 10:30 AM

I do believe in things like fate and guardian angels. And, it sounds like you were in the right place at the right time that day... You've done a great job of expressing your fears in this poem. The reader can feel the suspense in your words... Good work, Kim.

Kim Rodrigues

September 6, 2022 at 11:27 AM

Thanks, Kelly!

Kim Rodrigues

September 6, 2022 at 11:26 AM

Thanks, Kelly!