Harry Brown, devastotor.



Lives on a meagre

Military pension.

Former operative, British Marines.

Modest apartment.

Unseemly neighbourhood.

Close by favourite pub

For chess contests

With best friend Leonard.



The friend has a tough walk home

Through a square hosting

Hooligans.

Shitty, vile low-life end

Of a chain of drug thugs.

All the way up

To big Money.



Sadly Leonard loses

His life to the Gang

In a walk home skirmish.



Harry, distraught from

The Hospital

Attacks the Police Detachment

With repeated demands.

Not a very encouraging

Response.

Usual routines fruitless.



Enters now, the former Marine

Killing machine.

Streets, drug lairs, high end

Limousines

Cleaned up

Slowly, insistently.

By ONE OLD MAN.

Who wants his

Neighbourhood back.

His friend avenged.
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Written on May 29, 2023

Submitted by dougb.19255 on May 29, 2023

Modified by dougb.19255 on May 29, 2023

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Wayne Blair

Born in London. Graduated law 1976 Practised eleven years, Married Hilary 1974 Two kids Lauren 1980 And Jordan 1987. Business failed 1987. Moved not knowing whither. Happy hills of Waterloo Region. Mennonite Country. Thirty four years in Industry. No complaints. Poet, photographer, nature hiker. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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