A hidden sniper stalks helpless prey
cooly luxuriating, over fawning victims
Reaping scythe aloft, to slay
Seams billowing claret resin
Frantic screams, bewilderingly curmudgeon
Scrape deep inner-eardrums’ empty walls
Carmine blankets befuddle surgeons
Shrieked claims enthuse roll calls
Waves carry; bouncing noise, reflected
Continues whirr-whirring, at pace
Wheels spinning mix silence – undetected
Keen ears espy broken, eclectic space
Traffic-dazzling on-coming glare
Annul time’s decadent seizure
Blinding flashes conceive heart-scare
Stricken life concocts amnesia
Concussion imagines collision clashes
Folded: totalled; unbending darkness
Tears stream – near death – sodden eyelashes
Muted grief’s involuntary distress
Silence permeates relentless siren
Repeats, flashing static-blue replay
Doors slam – slamming rehearsed unison
Raised voices hauntingly float away
Caught, in fate’s headlight intrusion
Technology makes determined stand
Whirr – whirring away damning illusions
Senseless swimming wont ever make land,