BRIAN WAS SUCH AN ORDINARY MAN

Brian was such an ordinary man
With a family, a job and a pension plan
He hardly ever drew a mention
He was just there, working toward his pension
Brian always wore a friendly smile
You'd never know that all the while
Beneath that affable ordinary grin
There was darkness growing inside of him

Brian had learned from an early age 
How to suppress one's own inner rage
How to deal with bully and teacher
How to avoid the abusive preacher
Brian would blend into the world
Only in his head the fear and rage swirled
Brian learned the skill of going unnoticed
Learned how to say yes without hint of protest

And so Bob found himself a safe little wife
And built around him a safe little life
With children, a mortgage and DIY
He built a gilded cage so he never could fly
All resentment and anger got buried within
Festering and simmering inside of him
But a soul turned dark with a toxic load
Will finally and with deadly force explode

The needle to this bubble of gathering dark
The final and fatal explosive spark
Came in the form of a family row
For so many years avoided 'til now
Without further word he just crossed the floor
Took out the keys and locked all the doors
Never in their scariest dreams
Had the neighbours heard such terrible screams

What one neighbour saw has she looked in the window
Makes her wake up screaming and fighting her pillow
Blood on the walls, blood on the floor
Blood on the ceiling, blood on the door
A dead face frozen in shock and surprise
Unbridled terror burned in her eyes
Newspapers proclaimed FAMILY FOUND DEAD
"Brian was such an ordinary man" witnesses said.