A Deadly Night

You head out to the movies
For the latest big release,
Expecting entertainment
And a time for stress to cease.

You put aside your problems
And escape into the show.
The violence on screen is there
To keep the status quo.

When suddenly explosions pop,
But they’re not from the stage;
And pandemonium erupts,
Set off by someone’s rage.

A shooter fires into the crowd;
His random targets flee.
Yet, sad to say, his aim is true
For this, his killing spree.

A night out at the movies;
From daily grind, a breath.
How horrible for such a night
To end with needless death!