https://www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/49830440082/in/dateposted-public/<br /><br /><br />There's a place on the East Coast not far from here<br />A neighborly place where there's nothing to fear<br />Vacationers flock here to watch tides come and go <br />and relax in the safety of a Maritime home.<br /><br />Here guests are welcomed with love and respect,<br />instant trust is the norm, in friendly Porta-peck,<br />neighbors are quick to lend a helping hand,<br />to the strangers that come from all over the land.<br /><br />The moon was waxing it was late Saturday night<br />time to call it a day and turn out the lights<br />no need to lock the door - we've never had to,<br />It's hard to change habits you've become accustomed to .<br /><br />But tonight there'll be terror in Colchester North,.<br />for murder and mayhem are about to step forth<br />Shubenacadie is shuddering - quick, call 911,<br />there's a lunatic out there, and he's toten a gun<br /><br />Alone on a dirt road just outside of town <br />Nothing but the darkness of night all around,<br />Twin red lights blind you from the rearview mirror, <br />A cop ? way out here ? and he's gettin nearer and nearer<br /><br />A psycho won't ask for your resume <br />he doesn't have time for such a delay<br />a wolf in sheep's clothing's out stalking his prey<br />just how many victims can he stack up today ?<br /><br />There's a knock on a door, now who might that be,<br />why it looks like a member of the RCMP,<br />Don't answer that - you won't live to regret it,<br />tell the Coens it's ' Fargo' , only ten times as demented.<br /><br />Debert, Wentworth, Enfield, Glenholme<br />the killing would have gone on and on<br />but here come Heidi in her mountie cruiser<br />she rammed him head-on - God we hated to lose her.<br /><br />Twenty-two are gunned down in small rural towns,<br />A motive for which will never be found,<br />A wolf in sheep's clothing has ended these journeys, <br />they're gone now forever, leaving only a memory.<br /><br />Trudeau called it mass murder on the three o'clock news<br />Lucki was queried on what weapons were used, <br />Chrysta Freeland thought more about spousal abuse,<br />feminists went to Portapique with this point of view ?<br /><br />A shaken community demanded more answers,<br />Why cover up facts - why aren't things moving faster ?<br />People lost patience with stalled investigations, <br />Imagine the outcry if BLM or First Nations ?<br /><br />While still grieving they picketed, paraded, and pleaded,,<br />until both McNeil and Trudeau had finally conceded,<br />the inquiry was re-started - pulled from under the carpet, <br />but nothing could ever bring back the departed.<br /><br />So what can be learned from such unthinkable horror,<br />Start looking for wolf signs just as near as next door<br />Cars, weapons of war, strange visitors, even a wife, <br />may all show a dark place in that good neighbour's life .<br /><br />So be vigilant, be wise, be suspicious and be aware,<br />Ask questions, trust instincts, see things that weren't there <br />Note the abnormal, the unusual, the things that don't fit, <br />for they all may be signs that something isn't legit ?<br /><br /><br /><br />
