Film Noir Poem

 The Robbery

The car keys rang like a bell 

The engine roared

Gunshots filled the darkness 

The speed of the Cadillac 

The drugstore alarm rang.

The motor buzzed down the gloomy street

Street lamps illuminated the car chase 

The man had jitters 

He lit a flame to the cig

Smoke pushed against the car windows 

Police with pistols in hand 

Tough clenched teeth 

Pools of sweat 

The risk for love

Two engines crashed with a bang 

The radio shut off

Gasoline leaked

The hunt was over. 

For money and love 

The thief went out in a bang.