Whatever You Want

The Moon plays its beams across the alley tonight Threatening to shame the work of a lone streetlight. The movie was great. How can you not like Zorro? My little boy's excited chatter, my thoughts on a meeting tomorrow A figure steps from the shadow Gun outstretched his face a rictus grin He says something I don't quite recall Dancing with the devil in the moonlight's fall Take whatever you want My money, my jewels, the light from my eyes Please, please I'm begging you now Please just take Whatever you want As he steps closer, I pull Bruce behind me Shots ring out and Martha falls As the gun swings my way no one can save me. The gun barks again and my shirt feels wet A crimson flower spreads across my chest His laughter rings out in the alley I can't feel my legs anymore and the lights are growing dim I can hear my son sobbing and only silence from my love As my eyes close for perhaps the final me I hear footsteps running away I reach out to her If only I could say