Random Acts of Violence

posted fb 07/11/13

#269 Random act of violence

They call it ‘Random acts of violence’

when there is no cause

my car was sitting peacefully

when it happened

in the middle of the night

I blame everyone

including myself

how could I be so forgetful

so absent minded

leaving my car out at night

by itself

they broke the glass

and rummaged within

I felt violated and mortified

about what they found

they said I was lucky

because nothing they stole

they took my comfort

of knowing that my car was safe

well not no more

I blamed everyone

including myself

my neighbours for not letting me know

how terrible this area had become

the insurance company

said I had to pay

explain why we have insurance anyway

my car drove around

humiliated and wounded

with a makeshift bandaid

oh the humiliation

now everyone knew of the violation