AUTHOR NOTE: So this poem was written as an assignment for school so I just decided to post it. The assignment was to "write like Chaucer". Geoffrey Chaucer is the author of The Canterbury Tales. I decided to give it a bit of a Lucifer spin so I hope you all enjoy it.
The fall morning was cold and filled with blowing leaves
As the beautiful woman had to pull down her sleeves.
She approached the new murder scene with calculated ease.
Walking past the yellow "DO NOT CROSS" tape blowing slightly in the breeze,
The clever detective bent down to the dirt
As her gleaming police badge peeked out from under her shirt.
The crafty cop pulled on her gloves with a loud snap.
Dark blond hair pulled up in a ponytail with a few strays left to flap,
She bent down towards the decomposing victim with an estimated gaze.
Noticing the deceased wrist was burned in some sort of blaze,
She filed this clue away for later
Because it could eventually be the case's main dictator.
Cameras clicked around her she was brought back to her acting days;
She shook her head to clear the haze
And moved in front of the body to examine its discoloration.
She determined that she would need to take it back to the station,
Where many stared and scowled as she walked into the precinct
because of one defining case that made her colleagues rethink.
Flicking her ponytail over her shoulder
She went to her desk and picked up a folder.
As she gathered information to chase a new lead,
She knew she had to prove herself this time with speed
Because her old reputation was no longer defining her life.
She tried not to think back to her times of strife
For the sake of proving herself in this new position
Which was currently her new mission.
As the days continued her suspect was becoming clear;
She knew that the time to punish the killer was near.
Apprehending the executioner was no easy feat.
While he gave the strong Detective a ferocious beat,
She shook off the well-landed blows,
Glad for the Kevlar under her clothes.
This was her life putting criminals away,
A job that helped keep her inner demons at bay.