Short Homicides Poems

Homicides of young children
are solved more often
than any other age group, but after the age of ten
the chance of solving the crime drops by 25 percent....

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Serial killers are the most difficult to apprehend,
because they have no connection to their victims.
Most serial killer homicides,
remain unsolved regardless of how hard law enforcement tries, 
because there is no connection with the killer and the ones who died....

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Become what you were meant to be 
The world awaits your arrival, anxious to see

Evolution is bound to rear its head 
Afraid of change, you aim to stay stagnate instead 

No new adventures for the lonely, just similar strides 
 One has killed any chance of change, multiple homicides...

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JACK THE RIP-OFF

cold homicides
from clean quills
vices of knives
sharp sharks
stalk down
Piranha’s
with platitudes
of 
predictability
but in your brain
red is the pain
without gain
expressing
reality
in waves
no need to
explain


© Kim van Breda—22 October 2015...

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“In 70 -80% of intimate partner homicides, no matter which partner is killed, the man physically abused the woman before the murder” - National Institute of Justice, 2003

raped, stalked or beaten -

a roll of the gender dice . . .

homicide happens

 
Sept. 3, 2019
Title and senryu inspired by Alice Cooper’s “Only Women Bleed” (one of the few songs of his I really like)...

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A touchy subject among many
In 2022 18,221 died by homicides
with guns
In the USA

Automobile Deaths
25,841 male drivers and 10,676 female drivers
Totaling: 36,517 deaths
In the USA 

12,000 people died falling downstairs
In the USA

No one has ever died writing poetry

Needless to say:
Don't get shot or ride in a car and never buy a two-story house
the only safe thing left to do is:
Write Poetry...

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