Surprises

She saw the clock stop At 3:30 She was washing her hands They'd gotten dirty From being out in the yard Weeding the garden She heard a voice at the door Begging her pardon He was a younger man She'd never seen him before He broke the handle Off her storm door She saw him slip inside She ran upstairs He heard her moving Followed her up there Her skin was feather-soft She made the sign of the cross He turned the corner She blew his head off Down a white wall His blood was running She told herself that He had it coming They took her statement Gave her a drug test Taped up the crime scene Gave her a Xanax He'd been employed at The local Pizza Hut Across the street from where She got her hair cut Woman he worked with Said she was worried He'd had a bad day Left in a hurry Sun sets and, the moon rises People are full of danger and surprises