The Gunman
By Angela Lansbury
The tried to stop his evil thoughts
Make him recall the good they taught
But no
They called police, then his mother
She was dead. They called his brother
But no
Call his college! - it's in lockdown
They sent marksmen all over town
No luck
They called the nurse, they called a psych
They found crashed cars, a broken bike
He'd gone
They grabbed his phone, found what he said
They were appalled by what he said
The threat
His girlfriend now says she's his ex
She's terrified that she'll be next
Not yet
The windows shut, the doors are barred
What will he do? To guess not hard
Oh no!
They blamed it on his mental health
Thank God he only killed himself
He's dead.
-ends-
Copyright Angela Lansbury 2018 Feb 24
Synchcronicity is a term invented by Carl Young. From the root word chronos, clock or time. Two events synchronize or occur at the same time. Not necessarily cause and effect but appear to have something in common. Chance.
By Angela Lansbury
The tried to stop his evil thoughts
Make him recall the good they taught
But no
They called police, then his mother
She was dead. They called his brother
But no
Call his college! - it's in lockdown
They sent marksmen all over town
No luck
They called the nurse, they called a psych
They found crashed cars, a broken bike
He'd gone
They grabbed his phone, found what he said
They were appalled by what he said
The threat
His girlfriend now says she's his ex
She's terrified that she'll be next
Not yet
The windows shut, the doors are barred
What will he do? To guess not hard
Oh no!
They blamed it on his mental health
Thank God he only killed himself
He's dead.
-ends-
Copyright Angela Lansbury 2018 Feb 24
Synchcronicity is a term invented by Carl Young. From the root word chronos, clock or time. Two events synchronize or occur at the same time. Not necessarily cause and effect but appear to have something in common. Chance.
Also see good lucky, karma, and yanfen.
(Synchronized swimming means swimmers swimming together, like a dance. They might not be swimming together but towards each other or away from each or around in a circle in a co-ordinated way.)
The pattern of each verse echoes the previous one.
The third line has two syllables. The drama.
The third line has two syllables. The drama.
Coming back to this poem after a year, I am puzzled where to find the synchronicity.
The drama is the danger. The gunman is about to kill someone. Who will it be?
In the end, he succeeds. However, the danger is over. The good news that the man killed is the killer. The assailant and victim are the same person. Irony. Twist.
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