Drive By

She wore a wig to cover the hair

That was windblown, into her eye,

And topped off that with a raffia hat

To disguise a look so sly,

She sat up there on the balcony

Looking down on the street below,

Watching the heads of the perms and dreads

And noting which way they go.

Her boots were scuffed right up to her knees

Her stockings ragged and torn,

Her linen skirt had dragged in the dirt

From the day it first was worn,

The neighbours called her a demon child

For the savage glare in her eye,

They looked away but they scarce could say

If she’d cursed them, passing by.

She said, ‘Watch out for a matt black car

With its windows tinted and grey,

A single headlight, seen from afar

And the chrome all rusted away,

The driver’s window wound halfway down

To the height of the driver’s eyes,

You’ll best not stare at that wicked frown

He will draw you into his lies.’

The clouds then gathered, the storm came in

From the place that it last had went,

Thunder clashing and lightning flashing

The hail and the sleet it sent,

She pulled her hat down over her head

In hopes that her hair would dry,

Then pointed down to a matt black car,

‘The Devil is driving by!’

David Lewis Paget

Reviews

[TL Boehm]

Well penned my good friend.

[A Soap Mess Stories]

a suspenseful tale David as always...

[James]

This was brilliant, I loved it. Suspenseful, original and fun.

[richieb]

Very good imagery of what evil may look like and the way it actually does. Captivating read David, smooth flow with balanced rhyme. Enjoyed it, thank you.
Richie.

[Coyote Poetry]

Amazing tale my friend. You create interesting character, wild place and dangerous situation. I like how you ended the poem. Thank you David for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Chris Fortune]

A very stark and suspenseful poem. I really like the images that you stir up in this captivating piece.

[PhoenixDown]

May your "storms" reign/rain forever, friend haha. Your flow and build are admirable as always. I enjoy your talk of storms. I can imagine this possibly connecting with other pieces you have written. Your writing is so expansive. You create full-blown worlds & individuals, within your works here. Bravo David. Truly.

[Rachel Rashid]

Your choice of words and the flow is so amazing!

[Valentine]

The rhythm and flow of this is great. Also love the way you draw the reader in to the dramatic flow of your writes. Nice one Mate. Valentine

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A tale to encourage one to stop, look and listen to those fleeting moments of greatness and despair in humanity and dirt, well done, good read.