Late at night when the world’s asleep

a black dog runs and attacks

a black panther slashes its victim

a man, with gun in hand

kills his neighbor

late at night when the world’s half asleep

the other half awake

listening to shots fired in the dark

slashing of victims

ripping of flesh from a dog’s prey

ears to the rail

they hear my neighborhood

being raped, murdered, and maimed

late at night when half the world’s asleep

the other half is awake

eyes to the screen

they stare at us on television

like some kind of game

played late at night

the sun rises

on television I see how the other half lives

late at night