Shell casings at rest
all marked by evidence tents
life and death roll by
The other day, I was going home for lunch. it was 1:45pm or so. peaceful for the inner city, quiet. Got home, ate, emailed and chatted. Heading back to work, I took the same route as before, but this time, in the span of an hour... a side street was cordoned off by police tape. As I passed, I saw the reason for the roadblock; the area had been the scene of a drive by shooting where one 18 year old male was killed. On the ground were little yellow triangles marking where the shell casings had landed. these "evidence tents", as they are referred to by law enforcement, were all over the street, maybe as many as 25-30.
In my lifetime, I've seen violence and the aftermath of such violent acts before, but it still shakes a person up when you see something like that. Something no one should get used to seeing/experiencing.
Anyway, felt compelled to write the 'ku above.
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