It was wearing a crimson
fedora and a gun metal black
v neck t-shirt
Last spotted down by the Batten Kill
under the bridge, if you see it
please call me ASAP
Do not approach it.
It has been known to
lash out when startled
It may be alone or
with an accomplice,
and it sometimes acts like it
is confused, but can pretend
to know where it wants
to go.
Do not be fooled.
Call the police if
I cannot be reached
George Cassidy Payne is a poet from Rochester, NY. His work has been included in such publications as the Hazmat Review, Moria Poetry Journal, Chronogram Journal, Ampersand Literary Review, The Angle at St. John Fisher College, and 3:16 Journal. George’s blogs, essays and letters have appeared in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Havana Times, South China Morning Post, The Buffalo News, and more.
See all his poems on Tea House here.
