Why do some people

Have to crawl in bushes

To lay wait their prey

So as to strike, maim

Rob and kill?

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You’ll never suspect

They are there

As you walk

In the dark to your car

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These individuals

Wait for the innocent

Young and strong alike

Among us

To commit horrible acts

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Are these persons so convoluted

That they don’t care

About the sanctity of life?

Or, are they just callous

Hardened by a bad hand

That life has dealt them?

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We might never know

But their acts 

Are reprehensible

They are like rattlesnakes

With a silencer

And have to be stopped

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Many strike

When they feel

No one is watching

And quickly dash 

Form the scene

Of these atrocious acts

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People ought

To take precaution

Band together

And be on the look out

For these common criminals

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Your actions

Might very well

Prevent more vicious acts

From happening

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