THE SHADOW


Sitting in the darkness
The air still
Silence
Anticipation running high

Then the sound of the commercial
It will be soon
All day we have been waiting
And now it begins

We sit around the radio
As in days gone by
Adventure and mystery
A story will be told this night

Our imaginations the vehicle
Some when is reaching out to us
From the past to our minds
A riddle imbedded deep

Take us to far off land
The orient maybe
Or a Paris inspector
Can we solve the mystery

Then the old music
A band long forgotten
Now the introduction
The Shadow knows

It unfolds before us
One clue then another
On the edge of our seats
Violence but subtle

The characters take form
Some sinister others opaque
Again our hero is clear
He will prevail

How will he unravel the evil
Can he escape
And capture the villain
A gun shot

The Shadow unseen
The voice in the dark
Subdues his foe
And now we wait for next week


Michael V Hechtman