Murder Kills (Free Verse Poem Written in 9th Grade)

Murder Kills (Free Verse)

The once perfect family

Were wiped out off the face of this Earth

Red and blue sirens scream in the air

Yellow tape surrounds the now abandoned house

Blood, gore, red crimson splattered on every corner

The strong scent of rust and salt fill your nostrils

People are protesting and enraged

Oceans of tears are shed within minutes

Cries ringing in the winter air

Shouts and orders resound in the chilly air

Your heavy footsteps and breathing are clear in your ears

Panic and terror, making your blood run cold

With shaking hands, you dropped the heavy weapon and kept running

They were so innocent, so harmless, so guiltless

You took them away

But don’t know why you committed that sin

The sin you never thought would consume you one day

But now you run away and hide

You’re afraid…afraid of facing your fears

You try to run

But there’s nowhere to run

You try to hide

But there’s nowhere to hide

The law is after you and your life

So you beg on your knees and ask for forgiveness

They’ll look at you with disbelief and disgust

And lock you up behind metal bars

You cry because you can’t take back your actions

You’ll tell them you were depressed

Cause you had nothing

You’ll tell them you were angry

Cause no one understood you

You’ll tell them you were upset

And never meant it

 You thought letting it all out on someone else

Would fix everything like it was supposed to

But it didn’t after all and now you’re mourning for freedom

For a second chance at starting life again

But it haunts you now and it will haunt you forever

You awake from nightmares of their screams and cries

So you stood there with mad and crazed eyes

The bits and pieces of your sanity…slowly fading away

With one last shaky breath, you ask yourself

“Is this what they mean by ‘murder kills’?”

A nervous laugh escaped your lips

“God forgive me…”

In one rapid movement, you ended everything yourself

With one big final…BANG