Easing from the center of a Six foot ever-green hedge As if thru an invisible doorway From Zombie-land Head first Eyes like headlights With high-beams on Swiveling on too thin neck Checking the scene For a victim... Emaciated shoulders Pointy knee Stretches Ragged pant legs and Ashy ankles Flopping shoes… with Empty lace-holes Until finally An entire man Or what used to be one Spies me… But not before I see… Just trying to get to work But it’s the two-legged animals That one must Beware of At five a.m. In the city
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Police car cruising The complex parking lot Spotlight shines But I don’t mind Check me out Mr. Officer… If you need to … Cuz I’m not the one you are looking for So he passes… as Dusty Perpetrator Rises From inside The dumpster across the way… Scabby, Crafty face Uncomfortably resting under Debris filled hair Turns on Boney neck… and Spies me… But not before I see… Casually shut the door… and Engage the locks Cuz it’s the two-legged animals That one must Beware of When the door **** jiggles In the city