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The Murder Of The Dove With The Olive Branch

May 10, 2012
By CloudConnection BRONZE, Billerica, Massachusetts
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"You know they say there's always someone worse off? I'm that person!" - Crow

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Within the wide walls of the convenience store
You stared, wide-eyed, into his eyes
Like a child discovering a new experience.
He saw what you saw; the enemy
On the Long Island road, and before him he showed
The sleek, black body of a .45
That pointed itself at this enemy
And the gun in his hand, he made his stand
The trigger fell back as his finger commanded
A solitary shot; his target fell to the floor
You were stunned, your mouth gaping wide open
You played the witness to another murder
The murder of the dove with the olive branch

© Noah P., Platte City, MO

The author's comments:
This is a piece I wrote for a school assignment. The assignment was to create a poem based off a scene from the movie "Freedom Writers". I chose the convenience store scene where the Cambodian was murdered.
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