No Mercy on Mean Street

Neville

No Mercy on Mean Street

 

If you let me live

you

can have my wife

and

take the money ..

I am

sure that’s what

he said

as the cable ties

were

each applied to

both

bruised hands

and

bleeding feet ..

But

then, at the end

of yet

another long day ..

Does it

matter now, at all ..

Maybe

they did not hear

his plea’s ..

Or they misheard

and simply

did not care that

much ..

But now though

friends,

it seems ironic and

absurd ..

They took them both

then

killed him anyway ..

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  • L. B. Mek

    Brilliant!
    dear Poet supreme
    what empathy, you posses!
    (every time, I read of such horrendous travesties
    I can't help remember, how close Anne Frank
    and her family
    were, to surviving
    and then
    one vial human's betrayal, later
    a father stands
    a sole survivor, in that same
    hideaway
    and I imagine, he's thinking
    'why me'
    'why do i get to survive'
    'what justice is there, in that'
    ...
    sometimes, i can't help but fear
    the cruelty, we fallible humans
    posses
    far, outweighs
    our potential for goodness
    or even, decency..
    but
    I can only hope, i'm wrong
    a featherweight, hope
    but still, enough of its ambers
    glistening
    at that dawning of a new day's
    promise
    gifting me, a path in life
    to consume
    such devastatingly, heart-breaking
    stories
    and still, choose
    to believe, and hope
    somehow)

    • Neville


      Your kindness brother Mek, is overwhelming .. Thank you kindly. Neville

    • Fay Slimm.

      Heart-felt horror to read of such happenings and what a title to draw readers a picture of Mean Street and what happens when mercy no longer exists. You expose it will skill and with expert delivery in these unforgettable lines my caring friend.....x

      • Neville



        war is good for absolutely nothing .. and certain acts, so often carried out in the name of it make me feel ashamed of my own species .. your understanding & support are much more than merely welcome Fay .. and I truly thank you for it ... x

      • spilleronsheet

        A pitiful state
        Merciless goons
        Leave the duo in hapless state
        A road to travel became the last journey or so
        This recount gave me shrills but it is true tale of the society that lives
        That horrendous part of humane which lost its humanity
        So well deceived dear Neville…

        • Neville



          I am so glad you called by today spills, it just wouldn't be the same without you 🙂

          • spilleronsheet

            It’s not deceived, I am sorry “it was meant to be deciphered “
            Excuse me for my mistake

            • Neville



              no need ... I like them both 🙂

            • spilleronsheet

              No mercy
              On street
              And everywhere

              • Neville



                tis dreadful and truly .........

              • Bella Shepard

                The impact of addressing this subject of horror in poetic form is truly masterful. It's not just a story on the evening news, but an expose of the darkest side of human nature told with feeling. Well done dear poet!

                • Neville



                  Thank you most kindly Bella ... Neville

                • Goldfinch60

                  Good words about an horrendous situation Neville.

                  Andy

                  • Neville



                    Cheers Andy ........................... Neville

                  • Doggerel Dave

                    Served up raw with no trimmings, Nev.

                    • Neville


                      Too bloody true & sadly so .............. Cheers, DD .. Neville

                    • Dove

                      Oh dearest Mean Street, exist in modern society! So many crazies in life, the human mind Is fragile and so is life. You pen an example so well.

                      • Neville



                        ... and you, Miss Dove me luv are way too kind .............................. Neville 🙂



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