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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Author:
Neville (
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Comments8
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)
Your kindness brother Mek, is overwhelming .. Thank you kindly. Neville
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
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
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…
I am so glad you called by today spills, it just wouldn't be the same without you 🙂
It’s not deceived, I am sorry “it was meant to be deciphered “
Excuse me for my mistake
no need ... I like them both 🙂
No mercy
On street
And everywhere
tis dreadful and truly .........
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!
Thank you most kindly Bella ... Neville
Good words about an horrendous situation Neville.
Andy
Cheers Andy ........................... Neville
Served up raw with no trimmings, Nev.
Too bloody true & sadly so .............. Cheers, DD .. Neville
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.
... and you, Miss Dove me luv are way too kind .............................. Neville 🙂
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