Watched a few movies recently. Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon, Suspect Zero, and was feeling maybe a bit murderous myself when this popped into my head…

Serial Killer
Hunter, yet hunted
On the sly, on the prowl
Out foxing the hounds
Lost in the crowd
Logical, methodical… Careful
Getting by on instinct
Getting off on power
Slipping through the cracks
Of the well oiled justice machine
Passing muster here
Procedural blunder there
Just a free drifting barge
Floating killer at large
With lives to sink and
Collateral damage to be done

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  • PoeticWolves on Sep 15, 2008

    I really love this.It really puts you in a serial killers mind.Not as gruesome of thoughts but overall the plan before starting.This one is very good.Bravo!

  • Rachel Faye on Sep 23, 2008

    Good thing I am reading this in daylight hours!! Well done!

  • Morgana on Jan 24, 2009

    I’ve seen “Silence of the Lambs” several times. I don’t know why serial killers seem to be extremely intelligent creatures. I’ve seen many t.v. interviews of real life serial killers and their eloquence its amazing. They could describe what they did in a detached way as if they were watching but it really wasn’t them creating the act, very creepy.

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