Murder and Revenge
MURDER AND REVENGE
There was once a man called Ben,
Who was wed to a woman named Gwen.
They lived in the country out of choice,
To avoid the hustle and bustle and noise.
Opposite their very big house,
Were a huge number of crows,
Which his spouse
Didn’t like, A murder of them,
Who flew around all day,
Soon I will have my way
Said Ben – Amen!
Both mom and dad were afraid to let
Young Benny,
And their younger Lenni,
Outside to play for they had heard that these
Birds were rather aggressive,
Both became completely obsessive!
One Sunday afternoon, a crow visited their garden,
Unbeknown to Ben, I beg your Pardon,
Lennie came out to play, they made friends,
She wanted to make amends,
But her father rushed out and shot the crow
Crows seek revenge, this he did not know!
Suddenly the murder of crows arrived
To grief for their friend, each carried, a twig,
A branch or a leave, young Lennie put
Down a flower,
Again her Dad rushed out to grab her but the
Crows surrounded him in a furious manner!
Their mood was one of wrath and anger ,
They had marked this house like a ship
Dropping its anchor!
Ben had acted in an aggressive way,
He should have then realized that he had
Better begin to pray!
The crows continued to hassle Ben,
So they moved to another house which Gwen
Liked, but none of them knew, that crows
Have a definite form of communication,
And pass on information,
From generation to generation.
They are so smart, they can outsmart
Us all,
Ben had made a wrong call
By shooting a crow, for the intelligence,
Of this inexplicable creatures
Is surprisingly alike to human like features,
And even though the family had
Moved to a new abode,
The crows were now in revenge mode
Not for Gwen,
Little Benny
And not Lenni,
Just Ben!
So Ben could never leave his home and go outside,
For the remainder of his life had to stay inside!
The reason why is because crows handed down the
The news of this killer to their sons and grandsons so
If Ben ever put a step outside of his house
A murder of crows
Would force him back in,
For how long, who knows!
Copyright © Jennifer Proxenos | Year Posted 2018
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