Away

Away A damp day on dark streets The sound of cars and splashing feet The wind is cold, the sky is grey With drops of rain in an alleyway A shadow shape looms so discreet Another follows in a shower of sleet Their lives are shortened if they stay Or if they choose to disobey A fiendish figure comes out to greet Their paths all cross in one short meet They deliver their package sans fret or fray But the look returned causes disarray They will be followed should they retreat But soon their choices begin to deplete The man looks up and announces: “Hey! I said no pepperoni for this buffet” They should have known not to cheat The man hated sausage meat No second thoughts as they ran away They’ll live to serve another day