an unlikely story

By Jonas

i was shooting at birds

hunting pigeons with a handgun
though hunting is the wrong word
as i wasn't hungry but interested only
in blowing off some steam
though after six shots i managed only to ruffle a few feathers
and most of the birds returned directly under the presumption i was
willing to offer crumbs of bread
now that the brief bit of violence had come to a conclusion

i heard about it later
how one shot sailed up and away
then traveling by certain degrees and difficult angles
was caught by the high atmospheric winds that never cease to blow
and after a time the lead tired of entreating the entire mass of the earth to allow its few atoms a chance at overcoming vast distances
and questions lacking answers
and so turned its intentions back toward the surface of the earth
and though very unlikely and unfortunate
the plan b trajectory that the metal chose for its descent intersected
perfectly with a catalog model on her way to a photo shoot as she walked briskly
pleased at the way her breakfast had tasted

though no official word ever came to me
i read about what happened in the next day's paper
though i was not quite certain i was sure enough to feel terribly guilty
though slightly amused

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© 2008 Jonas
Published on Monday, August 18, 2008.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • liquid_emotion On Friday, May 7, 2010, liquid_emotion (323)By person wrote:

    LOL! Fishy, how the heck have you been?

  • Dilated View On Tuesday, December 29, 2009, Dilated View (583)By person wrote:

    Huh very nicely done. I liked that your initial prey was just to kill time and would have satisfied a need but probably immediately have been forgotten whereas the end result was mixed but lasting.

  • Lydia Jade On Tuesday, December 29, 2009, Lydia Jade (1350)By person wrote:

    what he said

  • LoneWolf On Monday, March 23, 2009, LoneWolf (34)By person wrote:

    ((((Jonas)))) It's been forever, I miss you and your philosophy hanging around! My oldest kid (we have a little girl now too heh) is about to turn 4 in a couple days... I feel so old! Give us a ring, we miss you!

  • A former member wrote: this is truly inspiring. i love the way you write.

  • Stranger On Saturday, October 18, 2008, Stranger (264)By person wrote:

    freakin sublime

  • Leith Plunkett On Tuesday, October 7, 2008, Leith Plunkett (239)By person wrote:

    It has been a while that a poem has made me laugh yet still have strong content. you are a master :-)

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Friday, September 19, 2008, TropicalSnowstorm (1703)By person wrote:

    "read about what happened in the next day's paper though i was not quite certain i was sure enough to feel terribly guilty" - I loved this one! Definitely produced a smile. Ciao, Steve Scholar

  • sixsixnine On Wednesday, September 10, 2008, sixsixnine (477)By person wrote:

    interesting... reminds me of a hillbilly moment I forgot ever occured. thanx for the flashback I think...

  • Six-Out On Thursday, August 21, 2008, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    your words are tasty.

  • WhoIAM On Wednesday, August 20, 2008, WhoIAM (27)By person wrote:

    bwahahaha

  • Jonas On Wednesday, August 20, 2008, Jonas (720)By person wrote:

    huh?

  • KittyStryker On Tuesday, August 19, 2008, KittyStryker (711)By person wrote:

    Pigeons are some stupid birds. But tasty. And this poem made me giggle, but then, you're good at that.

  • A former member wrote: ...did she die?

  • Jonas On Monday, August 18, 2008, Jonas (720)By person wrote:

    that depends on what 'intersected perfectly' means to you, i guess........

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