The Big Get Even

Perhaps it was too much
for the Sindicate to accept
such a substantial loss
Understandably upset
they put out
a 24 hour contract
on poor Leon
their number one suspect
Goons with prison haircuts
packing serious heat
under ponchos and anoraks
were scouring the streets

I advised Leon to go underground
With so high a price on his head
deep down in the catacombs
of Placebo Town
was the safest place
to lay low and play dead
but he chose to make a break for it
and hailed a taxi cab instead

Leon didn’t quite make it
He bought it on the way
to the airport as everyone
from the police down
were on the look out for him
In a city where corruption
is a team sport
and the bad guys
always seem to win
it’s hard to escape
the Sindicate’s deadly reach
Yet in Leon’s
blood soaked briefcase
they found only half
of their stolen cash
and not a gram
of that missing stash
Not one crumb!
Now ain’t that a shame?
Was Leon working
with someone else?
An unseen partner in crime?
Some mastermind of stealth?
Or perhaps just
some street vigilante
who got lucky
in getting even
for several good friends
mysteriously gone missing?
Murdering fiends
are those despicable
“Dictators of Sin”
I sincerely hope
they never find out
what I have hidden
underneath my bed
as the Sindicate
never forgives
and will never forget
Not at least
until they’re all dead

A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR
The Seven Hills
of Placebo Town
are where the best
single origin
peccadilloes are found
Grown with pride from
the seeds of gluttony
to meet the need
that need to feed
of a greedy breed
Guaranteed
to be friendly
our peccadilloes
are rarely deadly
(at least not quickly)
When envy is a must
and you’re busting
with combustible lust
you need a peccadillo
you can truly trust
A Placebo Peccadillo β’
Don’t be a sloth!
Try one now …
or you’ll feel my wrath

Artwork and Inspiration … courtesy of Multiple Michael π¨ Β© 2022
https://multiplemichael.wordpress.com/2022/07/25/picasso-24/
Lol! The seven rather deadly pecadillos. It has a nice ring to it. Rebranding at its best.
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Thank you muchly, Tanmay π
Yes, I was busy with this one
changing the names of the
victims and the villians π
as I’m seriously hoping that
the Sindicate have forgotten
all about poor innocent me π
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Crime poetry David? Iβve never read anything like this. Well letβs hope the syndicate doesnβt read this! But Iβm guessing theyβre more interested in roughing up pizza shop owners so that they pay for protection than reading stuff on a blog. Brilliant stuff though. I enjoyed reading it.
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Greatly appreciated, Nitin.
Thanks for validating my venture
into disorganised crime.
Yes, this poem has no connection
with a certain Pizzeria in Brooklyn.
Anyway, I was home on Long Island
at the time.
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Artistic piece dear
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An involuntary collaboration π
for which I’m on probation, Yam π
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It’s okay dearπ
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I’ve just been informed I’m being
let off with time βserved. It is
more than I deserve π
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That’s good
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relax, David
Absinthe is being served on the verandah
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Desecration and Absinthe
for breakfast
makes a potent mix
If it’s not too much trouble
make mine a double
It all comes out in the rinse
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I suppose there is no harm in trying
a ‘Placebo Peccadillio’
I could always pretend to be another
old ‘Armadillo’
from the South American city
of Rio de Janeiro
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The interesting thing, Ivor, is that
the Seven Hills of Placebo Town
are all active volcanoes π
as sulphur fumes produce the
very best peccadilloes π₯π
Just don’t go picking them yourself
or you’ll burn your toes off π¦Ά π₯
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βͺ Carry on my wayward son. βͺ
Love this. Love the title too. The Big Get Even.
β₯.
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Thanking you fluently, Niki π ππ
The title did come with some
Tom Petty musical inspiration πΆ
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Love this song but never heard this cover. Wow. Thank you. β₯.
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My bluegrass addicted
pleasure, Niki.
Molly Tuttle is a musical
shot of pure heroine πΆπ
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Apt! ^^ Definitely will be looking for more of her songs. Grateful for the intro. β₯.
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My mind is officially blown (in the best possible way)!
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A certifiable thank you, Liz π
Who said that poetic crime
doesn’t pay? π
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You’re most welcome, David!
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Beautifully written! My mouth was agape as your piece flowed effortlessly. I was captured immediately!
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Much enraptured appreciation,
Susan π I had to research this
one for some considerable time
as I know nothing of crime, not
having much of a criminal mind π
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π I’ve noticed that criminals are the most imediately suspicious.
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It’s good to stay innocently oblivious
to all the worldly deviousness that
surrounds the nice people, like us π
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I really liked both the poem and the art work…albeit a little, no a lot, on the weird side.
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Thanks Don. The artwork is all
courtesy of Multiple Michael,
who has been known to take a
walk on the weird side. As for the
poetry, I think most would agree,
it was all very conventional π
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Yes, just your everyday poem. Ha! Ha!
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Spot on, Don π π
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WOWZA!! The art and the story both kick ass!!
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Thanks Chris π
Multiple Michael does specialise
in kick ass art π
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Iβd recognize his stuff anywhere!
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Just don’t try smuggling it
past airport security π½π
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Great stuff, David.
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Thank you, George π
I get by with a little help
from my fiends …
and Multiple Michael π¨
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David, your verses find a way to share just a slither of hope . . . before the Sindicate extinguishes my last candle.
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Yes … the Sindicate is a disgrace
Sin does tend to dictate
as it deviates all over the place
Whereas hope elevates
like the gentlest touch of grace
But sometimes we just need
a good hard slap to the face π
Thanks for indulging my verses,
Buckeye π I’ll be sure to light a
candle for you at the Cathedral
of Hard Knocksπ―οΈπ πΆοΈ
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Seven heads of the beast, seven deadly sins all so irresistible. Wonderful words and images.
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“But resist
you must
with diligence
and sobriety
or you’ll pay
a high price
most certainly
young Timothy.”
~ Cardinal Sin π
(Spiritual advisor
to Timothy Leary)
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Young? (Laughing). I was called the Antichrist in a public meeting once. I am pretty well removed from the popular culture and their placebos and sins. I have my own years of sins to deal with.
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The consolation of old age.
Growing old disgracefully,
remembering one’s youthful
indiscretions … without any
meddling parental supervision.
That, and the getting of wisdom π€
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You nailed it!
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FYI Mister DIY
Anti – Rust is absolutely essential
when treating corroded metal.
An Anarchist or two
may also come in handy ππ
… but probably detrimental π€
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I told the woman, who after calling me a string of foul expletives before calling me the Antichrist (did I mention she was pissed?), that Nero was the Antichrist, but she insisted it had to be me. All I was doing was trying to uphold the rule of law. Can you imagine that?
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It takes all types to make
a lynch mob π§ π€ π½ π
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Only one in that case. What was funny is that years later we were at a friendβs sonβs graduation party.The woman I pissed off was his piano teacher. She sat next to me at the party. My wife kept nudging me and whispering: βIsnβt that the woman who called you the Antichrist?β I whispered back βYes! Donβt remind her or all Hell will break loose!β
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Its interesting, Timothy.
I married a music teacher, who’s
grand on the piano πΉ Also I had
an Auntie Chris, but she was very
nice, and a bit of a saint as she made
no complaint when I burnt Rome
down, including her house π‘π₯π
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A masterful piece; I love the word βpeccadilloβ and its penchant for playfulness; the artwork is stunning, David; youβre pushing that envelope about as far as it can go without tearing ; or is it me pushing the metaphor? love the word play too π and the gritty narrative β
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Muchos apreciado, John π
You’ve seen right through
the thin veil of my motivation,
as I endeavoured to rip the
envelope a new one (as they
say in the classics). But then,
I learnt everything I know
on the poetically alien streets
of Placebo Town βοΈπ½
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youβve learnt well, David π
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Glad to see youβve tried your hand at writing a narrative poem, David.
Quite a lot of narrative poetry was written in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
But it seemed to have been forgotten in the 20th Century.
Iβve tried writing a few narrative poems since 2013.
Glad to see someone is joining me
I thoroughly enjoyed your story of Leon and the sindicate in poetic form.
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Greatly appreciated, Christopher.
I have previously tried emulating
my poetic hero, Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow, but in this age of fast
food and instant gratification, I’d
often get a reaction of, “Hey fellow,
this twaddle of yours is too long!”
(assuming they’d be referring to
my writing?). I can only imagine
Longfellow getting similar critiques
when his ‘The Song of Hiawatha’
was first published.
Christopher, where did human
civilisation go wrong, and become
so uncivilised? Was it the advent
of Television … or possibly, maybe,
the invention of the Atomic Bomb?
Perhaps I’ll go ask that Vladimir
Putin? He seems to have a hand
in what’s going on.
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It was probably the advent of television.
And Vladimir Putin I imagine has probably cancelled his subscription to Vogue Magazine.
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Putin the Barbarian
should strike a pose
dancing to Madonna
rather than
dropping bombs
on Kiev or Odessa
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford.
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Where’s your About Me page? I’m intrigued.
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Thanks for the interest π but
WordPress had it removed, Will.
Somethig about a morality clause?
Fortunately for me my details are
still meticulously kept on the F.B.I.
Most Unwanted List π
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Haha I love your style. I love your profile photo too. I want to see the David in person someday. Cheers!
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I’m an open book π
doing life’s dirty work
behind a closed doorπͺ
It’s a hard chore πͺ
but someone’s
gotta do it, Will π
but best I say
no more about it π
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Overall, I just love the design and colors you use on your blog. It pops. I have always wanted to make mine pop off the screen but I always thought the words would do that as well.
anyway looks great. your style is genuine
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Thanks for that, Christian π
This post was a collaboration,
with Multiple Michael providing
the artwork π¨
Your, ‘So, Whatβs The Deal With
You & Miley Cyrus?’ certainly
had an eye popping moment π
We do tend to read with our eyes.
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haha! thank you David. I’ve been grasping at straws for content lately, but every now and then someone great comes out.
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Never read crime poetry like this. Enjoyed.
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Thanks, Indira π
I won’t tell anyone π€«
I’ve learnt my lesson
so I promise π€
probably π€ πΆοΈ
not to do it again π
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Reblogged this on Sharing Thoughts.
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Marvellous.beautifully expression of wrongdoing and cofession.weldon,dear!!πΊππΊ
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Thanks for being an accomplice,
Aruna ππ What the Law don’t
know can’t hurtππ€«
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Ignoring all about nothings are better to know bitter reality. You are most kind and lovely hearted. so, most welcome.πΉππΉ
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