Patricia Leduc Poet Prose

Shoot To Kill Aka Ohio Sniper

Shoot To Kill   

Life is something
You do not revere
In an instant
The words come clear
Shoot to kill

Of notoriety
You haven't gotten
Quite your fill
The gun in your hands
Gives you an unholy thrill

The pain in your brain
Goes away once you take aim
On your unsuspecting targets

You think of the fame
The glory of your name
If you make this shot

A hardened criminal
You are not
Until you shoot to kill

You aim and squeeze
They don't even have time
To beg or scream please

Your head says engage
In this passionate rage
All remnants of humanity disengage

You think you are just acting
The whole world is your stage
You will be on the news
Make the front page

Your victims had a life
One a young child
Another a new father
The last one a housewife

You don't care
Bullets fly through the air
You feel disconnected
You feel no despair

It won't stop
Until you've had
Your unfortunate share

You don't have to play fair
No rules are there
When you shoot to kill

Inspired by actual events in Ohio 2003

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Arturo Michael January 30, 2018 at 10:49 AM Very good...I hope this poem brings awareness to the use of weapons...All the best Patricia Patricia Leduc January 30, 2018 at 12:43 PM This was based on the Ohio sniper in 2003. During his reign of terror there were 23 shootings leaving one woman dead.

Lunita Blanca January 30, 2018 at 8:27 AM Difficult to understand reasons for things like this to happen. Life taken away without reason. Sad. Thank you my friend.