Notorious-Bonnie and Clyde

From beneath the dust bowl storm, from when st they came,
Blazing a trail across the pages of historical fame.
Accelerations desperadoes, with guns drawn, wild hearts
Beating as thunder, they are the restless and  free,
 Bandits of the youthful passion called rebellion.
Living and thriving by the bullets firing, escaping in
The blood's adrenalin rush, burning rubber down,
The highway of tragedy.
The untouchables, burnt a cinder by desires flame,
Fallen stars of legends notorious, lit comets crashing,
To the earth below, dieing in a hail of gun fire.
A faded poster, hangs on a rusty nail, along side
A dusty deserted road, in bold prints lettering,
It is so written, wanted the Barrow Gang, reward 
Offered dead or alive, for Bonnie Parker and
 Clyde Barrow.
Slammed down the trigger, against the bullet's
Hardened edge of conflict, the lawless have
Drawn first blood, but the silver shields power,
Have they angered, and revenge is a cold slippery
Surface to exist upon, shall their souls not fry,
 Beneath the summers sizzling sun.
Cry does not Juliet, to her Romeo, as the gray
Smoke clears, Bonnie's last words softly
Spoken, his name, Clyde, Clyde, than silence.
Two doves soar towards heaven, blinded
By the light beyond, spiritual castaways, bond
Eternally to one another, lost in the dream illusion,
Of their love.
The lone highwayman, the grim ripper,
Cradles the youthful broken frames,
Of the lovers, cut apart by fame's delusions.
Lain in a hole, in the cold hard ground.
A tear did even he, the angel of death, 
Wipe away, and placed a single red rose,
On Bonnie's grave.
Do not weep on their behalf, for in God's
Kingdom, they'll know a freedom, they've
Never known.

BY: CHERYL ANNA DUNN
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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March 20, 2014 at 2:27 PM
I love what you did here.... I enjoyed this notorious couple... ~SKAT~
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January 25, 2014 at 11:35 AM
Cherl, stopping by to say by for the mean time... This time I won't return to read and comment poems. However, I will continue to read your poems without being active on the soup... If there is a special poem you ever want me to read, please contact and send it through e-mail at.... [email protected] Bye bye for now my friend... Always your greatest fan... LINDA
Sergi Avatar
December 8, 2013 at 9:53 AM
Another tragic but beautiful poem. I'm always in awe in the manner you blend history with poetry. Please consider me a fan.
Kendrick Avatar
December 6, 2013 at 1:21 PM
Creative work about the two who became famous through their crimes of theft and murder..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara
Jones Avatar
December 5, 2013 at 10:43 PM
Very nicely done...enjoyed this very much...
Sergi Avatar
December 5, 2013 at 5:32 PM
nice work on this one Cheryl Love the last part.
Mehta Avatar
December 3, 2013 at 9:36 PM
Enjoyed the poem on the historical background, Cheryl
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December 3, 2013 at 7:40 PM
THROUGHLY enjoyed this loving tribute to these two outlaws Cherl...I'll never forget that movie (1967) with Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway and Gene Hackman....Love the ending of your poem especially - Tim
Guzzi Avatar
December 3, 2013 at 6:58 PM
I enjoyed reading your verse this evening. Light & Love
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