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That's Why They Died!

The impatient motorist, drunken and careless, drove through the red light and stroke a pedestrian sending him five feet in the air; then crashed into a concrete wall, to commit suicide... that's why he died! The drug-addict shot up cocaine with a dirty needle...in a filthy, abandoned store on the avenue; his acute pain was relieved instantly; he rejoiced for a few moments, them his red and semi-conscious eyes slowly began to close and he turned blue... that's why he died! The police car chased four robbers in a stolen car...shots were fired, and gess who got shot? The wounded policeman called for help,but blood gushed from his dizzy head; the thieves fled on foot... to a hut in the parking lot! The sirens' lights whirred... they were sourrounded, but didn't surrender to pleads; they kept on firing their cheap guns, they came out challenging, attempting another ascape, but they were mortally hit... that's why they died! The tripping hooker in a leather miniskirt, hustled the motorist stopped at a crossing light; she made an offer, the car door opened and she hopped in without fret! By the murky river, where the streets are empty and dark, her lifeless body was found; wasn't safety haunting her foolish mind?... That's why she died! The homeless man begged the passerbys who usually complied; nickels,quaters and dimes glittered in his small coffee cup... money to be spent on beer, food and cigarettes... without having a place to go! Winter was brute and covered his frozen eyes with snow... that's why he died! The smelly dude with torn clothes walked in a huge save-a-dollar-store... with the bad intention he had premeditated; he had no job: a loser and a destitute... the wailing owner of the store, pulled out his rifle and shot him twice! The leaping robber dropped down... holding a bloody,sharp knife: grasping for breath,but found none... that's why he died!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2006




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