The Street

The sexual predator
Snatches a child
And runs
On reeking streets

The callous robber
Stands over
The cringing, old lady
He wrenches her loose change
And runs
On reeking streets

The home invader
Attacks a family's peaceful nest
Their safety net left a gaping hole
As he runs
On reeking streets

Criminals pound the pages
Of the newspaper
And while dread and unease
Marks ink-stained hands
Security and peace of mind
Dissolves
Violent crime fades in the trash
But ceaselessly beats
On reeking streets