"Most Wanted"

They were the outlaws in the oldest west with their very own wanted dead or alive posters 

With horses and hideouts to make their escape. 

To surrender or be captured by lawmen was never their fate 

These men with bounties on their heads for their dreadful misdeeds .. that had been done with their trusty six shooters and sturdy shot guns

 

 

They were hoodlums in a city all their own 

Wearing pin striped suits and snazzy, tipped hats 

With their extra-long trench coats lined with machine guns - to match. 

Both style and charm were a part of it all. An army of fearless hit men 

That surely no Copper would try to detain 

When the endless bursts of bullets from their Tommy Guns came.

 

 

They are the thugs on the streets with their colorfully symbolic rags and tats

Their ghetto grafitti telling the tale 

An urban war is on the rise While the 9 mil's and semi-auto's of these hooded O.G.'s control who lives and who dies.

 

 

They are some of the most Notorious Gangsters of our times 

Dangerous and deadly these men turned monsters have proven to be 

What drove these infamous felons to their countless crimes? 

Some say it was greed, hate or maybe even revenge Conscience free killers with glorified lifestyles and clout 

Criminals with a death wish Living their lives without one bit of worry or doubt 

They are true to the stereotypes that history has had us believe 

But just how many heinous acts must be committed before the covetted "Most Wanted" status is achieved?

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[zainul]

Hi Kimberly,
You have asked an awesome question,"But just how many heinous acts must be committed before the covetted "Most Wanted" status is achieved?"
But,the irony is no one will give you a satisfactory answer.
Great write.
You may read some of my poems.
They may match your thoughts.