Smile for me

Smile for me 2/8/2013

There are things
That come out of nowhere
Unexplainable and horrific
A terrible fury underneath the surface
Unleashed in an instant
In an orgy of violence.

Some of them are mad men
Whose minds are full of demons
Tormented souls driven to mayhem
And murder.

Randomly acting out their fantasies
And cutting down the innocent
Burying the bodies
Underneath the floor.

But others are more subtle
And others are more cunning
Using everything they have
To carefully hunt their prey.

Sizing us up
And drawing us in
Waiting for an opportunity
No matter how long it takes.

Gaining our trust
And exploiting our weaknesses
Positioning themselves
At just the right time.

Shoving the knife in
Deadly and accurate
Cutting through your organs
And severing your arteries.

Their eyes are blank and soulless
An empty vacuum
Unknowable and dead
Sucking you in
And spitting you out.

And all you can do
Is gasp and fade away
Finally knowing
When it’s too late.

It can be quick
Or it can be slow
But no one sees it coming
From underneath
Or from behind.

Calm and gentle
On the outside
But burning with rage on the inside
Just a heartbeat away
From you and me.

Some are on the street
And some are in the bedroom
Some are rich
And some are poor.

Keep your eyes open
And think of the truth
Because our skin crawls for a reason
And it doesn’t matter
What other people think.

Tomorrow is a new day
Another day to learn and grow
Another day to love
And another day to endure.

But not if you die
And not if you are murdered
Cut off in the middle
Without a word or tear.

When we leave
It shall be a good thing
As our spirits travel on
To better places and things.

But not a moment before
Shall we drop our swords
And worship at the feet
Of murderers and men.