Too late
She realized
She shouldn’t
Have been
Jogging alone
That scary
Half moon
Night
When he
Leaped out
Of the shadows
Grabbed her
Violated her
And killed her
Too late
For her
To ever
Live and
Breath and
Jog again
Bob Boyd
Free verse poetry, mostly fiction, some nonfiction
Too late
She realized
She shouldn’t
Have been
Jogging alone
That scary
Half moon
Night
When he
Leaped out
Of the shadows
Grabbed her
Violated her
And killed her
Too late
For her
To ever
Live and
Breath and
Jog again
Bob Boyd