I Kill

I Kill

.

I kicked the dog for dying
And beat a horse to death
I choked a cat for clawing
And never lost a breath
I made a mess of everything
I never felt the hornet’s sting
Wanting all to cry and sing
Of how I care for not a thing

Strangers saw my glaring smile
Friends not friends all the while
With deceit and cruelty
In hopes of bits of gravity
No one sees me
No one knows
Why I kill

Or who

Slashing smashing crushing
Slithering sliding skulking
Scolding scathing smirking
Snakes covering

Everything

I kill

I kill

I kill

--Donald L. Brooks