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The Victim
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Musings- Inspired By I had stumbled into a
dark, unfamiliar alleyway, where
I met the gaze of a stranger
who I knew intended me harm.
I was caught in the target
of lust’s trajectory path,
without a bulletproof vest on
and, more importantly, unarmed.
His steel bullet entered me,
piercing my virgin flesh, his hands
left with gunpowder residue-
identifying him as the culprit.
I fingered the gaping hole,
while immorality rifled through
the last remnants of purity,
now pilfered by this bandit.
I was singed by heartbreak’s rapid fire,
set ablaze by the match of revenge.
Burned one too many times,
I sought vengeance for the felony.
Finding his back-up switchblade
in his own rear pocket,
I thrust it into him deeply,
so he too would experience my agony.
As blood spilled from his scarred body,
I looked at him once more
with the most devilish smirk,
waiting for his final exhale.
He realized his plan had backfired;
No longer merely the victim,
I was the one who committed
the worst crime of all: betrayal.
Rewrite 2012
I had stumbled into a
dark, unfamiliar alleyway, where
I met the gaze of a stranger
who I knew intended me harm.
I was caught in the target
of lust’s trajectory path,
without a bulletproof vest on
and, more importantly, unarmed.
His steel bullet entered me,
piercing my virgin flesh, his hands
tainted with gunpowder residue-
identifying him as the culprit.
I fingered the gaping hole,
while insecurities rifled through
the last remnants of purity,
now pilfered by this bandit.
I was singed by heartbreak’s rapid fire,
set ablaze by the match of revenge.
Burned one too many times,
I sought vengeance for the felony.
Finding his back-up switchblade
in his own rear pocket,
I thrust it into him deeply,
so he too would experience my agony.
As blood spilled from his scarred body,
I looked at him once more
with the most devilish smirk,
waiting for his final exhale.
He realized his plan had backfired;
No longer merely the victim,
I was the one who committed
the worst crime of all: betrayal.
