die another day

by Illuminara

Posted to Action Poetry on 2002-12-30 13:02:00

Parent message is 348511
“licensed”

hmmmm…..

and the slobber
the rabid foaming fury
of a silence
wrapped in mercy
licensed to kill

that adds another beat with that extra syllable to the last line when I’m looking for a quick fire punch…
Snap! silence takes you out and you didn’t have time to blink (and it comes in the sheep’s clothing of the forceful rhythmic pattern preceeding it. I do like how licensed rhymes with silence though.
My question would be, who licensed the silence?

good to hear from you steve