Period 2: Literature
Theme 4: Poem
Words: 154
Author: Lillie Bell
I am the terror that flaps in the night…
"Can you believe this guy?"
I am the one for which you have nightmares…
"Oh, that hasn't been done."
I am … Darkwing Duck!
"A duck? Really? A duck? You want me to believe a duck runs around and fights crime? What's he do, find out what people bring bread to the park but don't dish out any to his fellow brethren? Does he brandish Shakespeare against ye knaves?
"Come ON, this guy has got to work on his intro lines."
"Not everybody can jump into the fray at the most opportune moment—letting the rest of us get beat into a pulp just so you can save the day, I might add—say some pretty haiku and save the girl you know."
Usagi paused and leaned forward, her head disappearing in the dark movie theater.
"And for the record, your poems were much worse."