Hunt&Search!

Blog 269:

Living souls lazily awaken
Only to be firmly confronted:
“Stay indoors!” a voice says
“Secure entrances and exits …
“Sequester loved ones for now!”
An officer shouts …
While door-to-door
Neighborhood-by-neighborhood
In urban and rural Boston -
His partner on foot, in tandem, post warnings

On TVs, on computer screens
And in all media streams
Notice after notice flash:
NO TRANSPORTATION on the MOVE!
SCHOOLS and BUSINESSESS on SHUTDOWN!
BOSTON towns in total LOCKDOWN!

Statewide … township by township
The same scenes … similar orders
Are resolutely dispatched
In context of emergency
In framework of security
In circumstance of safety
For transients and residents alike

In the metropolis, along narrow ways and wide paths
Uniformed prowlers search house after house …
Armored cars sheepishly, but decisively move …
SWAT teams on rooftops get on the ready …
Local police keep vigilant watch …

Everyone keeps an eye open …
Law enforcements monitor suspicious movement …
Crime squads sniff for minutest lead …
All aim to snatch-to seize-to capture perpetrators
Wreaking havoc among peace-loving citizens
Down  Watertown, MA

Meanwhile …
The world gazes and hears
People get stupefied-scream-wonder
All ask, “Why!”
Yet they sit on hands
Or mute voices
And do nothing much …
 
Somewhere far from humankind’s realm …
Compassionate Shepherd consoles
Holy Spirit beckons
“Heal … Care … LOVE!”