THE NEW YORK PI
© By: Sandy Showalter -
08/99

On this foggy, chilled, New York night
Strides the sleek, debonair Private Eye,
As he peers at all within his sight
There's nothing that passes him by.

His eyes are shifting as he stalks his prey
Like an animal in the wild,
Anything in his path moves out of the way
Mystified and greatly beguiled!

He's on a case; there's not a doubt
And he somehow knows each clue,
How silent is he, no sound, no shout
Is he coming after YOU?

The moon is bright on this cloudless night
As he continues on his stroll,
You wonder, as you shiver with fright
What will be his goal?

A man with a mission, a job to do
The evidence is quite clear,
Your heart starts pounding as
he approaches you
He's getting exceedingly near!

Suddenly! You feel his grasp
As he urgently passes you by,
The tug on your sleeve, you're all aghast
In the silence, you let out a cry.

The secret no longer hidden
This man has moved in for the kill,
For years it seems you've been driven
As you sauntered up this hill!

But he solved the mystery
you've been hiding
All these long and pain-filled years,
No more secrets, no confiding
His actions proved all your worst fears.

The body you walled in the basement
Was now but a pile of old bones,
But this clever PI was determined
As he removed the grout and the stones.

The wife you no longer loved
Was hidden there all these years,
But this master picked and shoved
Until he uncovered your once precious dear!

Oh, how clever you thought you were
As you carefully lived your life,
But this stranger who had once loved her
Was determined to bring you strife!

You hadn't a clue of their infatuation
Of the love they once had shared,
You only wanted gratification
Because you no longer cared.

But when his once precious love was taken
Before his steel blue eyes,
His heart was broken and shaken
Knowing death must be your demise.

Slowly, he entered your being
He carefully set his goals,
And through his planning and scheming
The story now has been told.

The love of his life was taken
Never more would their bodies entwine,
When you buried her, visibly shaken
But today marks the end of your time!

For no task is too large for this sleuth
No case ever goes unsolved,
'Tis been his dream since his youth
That each case will be resolved!

The End