Somewhere to Nowhere Mystery
Enigma’s sleuth climbs up for clues – somewhere to nowhere
Facing innocuous door wearing an opaque face, end of case or beginning,
The physic soul tumbles into a void of suspicions
No evidence to track – no hints mesmerize theories -
No guarantees of finding another sunrise on the other side
Magic or mayhem, mystery or monster, memory or momentary,
Damsel or time’s leaping tiger topsy-turvy;
Ebony staircase turning to sand, no way back from this fourth dimension
Nowhere to somewhere,
Exit or entry disappearing into a dawn of discoveries -
Stakeout leaping into oblivion perchance –
Destiny’s detective blinded by star flung fate –
Old glories or new splendors – portal slow opens
Primal scream of amazement a new puzzle emerging
Conundrums and riddles tipped on their heads;
No closing the case
New leads to follow at the backroom crossroads of somewhere
To maybe nowhere.
9-19-20
"Riddle, wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." Attributed to Winston Churchill.
Categories:
stakeout, mystery,
Form: Free verse
Greenish meadows, stony benches
Doves and crows toilet in bunches
Huge turnout..
Without fear of baited string bides
Flying fishes in lone seasides
From hideout..
Tree top squirrels wandered bottom
Like torpor kings in their kingdom
Free rollout..
Weeds and shoots sprouting from the soil
Dormant seeds sensing human spoil
They freakout..
Birds and beasts call on us to boo
World became a big human zoo
In stakeout..
Categories:
stakeout, animal, bird, humanity, nature,
Form: Verse
Cowering in the shadow of fear,
you count every sorrow, tear by tear.
And surrender to life's ugly side,
unwittingly letting evil slide.
Bullets rip through this fabric of lies,
and somewhere, somehow, somebody dies.
For drugs and guns, paint the hood in blood,
stains of youth, lying dead in the mud.
With curtains drawn completely tight,
streets are left to the horrors of night.
And doors get locked with deadbolts in place,
while pride vanishes without a trace.
Needles and condoms litter the park,
where crack whores and pimps stakeout the dark.
And children live under house arrest,
afraid of monsters out to molest.
Taking a life's a juvenile thrill,
unafraid of the law, youngsters kill.
And death runs rampant in Sin City,
where life's cheap and devoid of pity.
Categories:
stakeout, angst, anxiety, city, culture,
Form: Rhyme
Nine o’clock dark
Stage for shark swim
Deep arc stakeout
Sailors phishing
Not squaring news
Sparing no one
Once debutante
Vessel vaunt sinks
For daunt of men
Dawns a new day
Silent gray-blue
Sea fray absconds
Categories:
stakeout, dark, sea,
Form: Than-Bauk
kiss the hand that keeps drink pouring
Doesn’t matter when the night gets boring
Your not going to remember this is the morning
Home before they all start snoring
Hey there nothing to worry about
All you did was dance and shout
Stalking guys, had a stakeout
We were there to help you out
Throwing up all over the floor
We got kicked straight out the door
Cant remember what I saw
Whatever it was I want more
Out till morning what a night
Didn’t come home until it was light
Looked in the mirror what a sight
Enough to give my mum a fright
Categories:
stakeout, social, teen
Form: Rhyme