Killer
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, Poetry, mystery
Killer
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…put two bullets in his brain
I shot him twice
at close range
to witness
the power of life
crossing over
and
to feel him die…
cool precision
in a quite rage
sacred act
of raw release
purity of instinct
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rob kistner © 2009
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NOTE: The poem above was written in response to the prompt, “The Other Side” — posted by the Totally Optional Prompt writing prompt blog. We were asked to write a poem from the point of view of a bad person. It could be someone from history, legend, or fiction; it could be someone who’s alive and making headlines. Regardless, someone whose acts you consider criminal or reprehensible.
*The man and his actions, as depicted in this poem, are totally fictional — and purely evil.
January 14th, 2009 at 7:41 am
You have depicted someone without conscience or any human feeling. .. a psychopath.
January 14th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Carole -
Yes. That is precisely the ‘mind’ into which I was delving — the point of view I was seeking to represent… a truly ‘bad’, purely evil person.
January 14th, 2009 at 10:32 am
intersting. i can only add to the comments by saying. i believe it can also come from some who is truely lost. not only of a bad, utterlya bad, person.
expreiance
January 14th, 2009 at 11:06 am
UF -
Certainly people can be lost, abused, grossly unfortunate in life — but they do not resort to cold calculated murder… that would seem to require the presence of ‘evil’, no matter how one defines evil.
I had a horrible childhood of ongoing abuse, and I was quite ‘lost’ for a number of years — but there was never an inclination to murder. I believe at the peak of my misfortune, I could have killed to save my life — I certainly fought back violently to protect myself on a number of occasions… but not cold blooded murder.
Just my humble opinion…
…rob
January 15th, 2009 at 3:49 am
The word “purity” has such an ironic bent when applied to the dark abyss of evil! Raw and harsh and brilliantly dramatic poem!