Stalker (Poem)

 The first note I found

In a drainage spout,

When incoming rain

Had jostled it out.

"I've been watching Janice,

But she isn't watching me.

I speculate her spectacles 

Can make it hard to see.

I've memorized her patterns

And seen her come and go,

I've rifled through her diary

For secrets I should know..."

The next note was left

In the trash by a desk,

In the room in the back

Where the seating is best.

"I've been following Tiffany

I don't think she's aware,

I feel a grand epiphany 

But she doesn't know I'm there.

I have a hidden secret,

A portion of her hair

I cut it while she's sleeping,

I knew she wouldn't care..."

The last note I found in a cereal box

I had opened brand new

With a sealed cardboard top.

"I'm obsessed with Gigi,

She always reads my letters,

I watch her watching TV

And I sniff her dirty sweaters

I need her as my trophy,

She will be my secret wife,

when she has her morning coffee,

I will come to take her life..."

I set aside the letter,

As I could read no more

But as I sipped my coffee,

There came knocking at my door.