Loan Shark

quick to spot a wounded loser,

                                   easy prey, so clear,

                   in his dry laughter a coarse, scratching 

                                  sound one can hear,

              much like that coming from a badly meshed,

                                           rusty gear,



                        as he prowls the darkest hours

                                 in seedy hubs of vice

                         the thrill of making another kill

                                    he can't disguise,

                          there in the predatory gleam

                                   of his vicious eyes.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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