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I guess I watched

way too many horror flicks

as a punk ass teen

I always have visions

of masked killers out for blood

when I think of handling axes

and yet then I learn

there is a sport to be had

from throwing axes for sport

There are several places

and you try to chuck the axe

and hit the bullseye

on the wall

I get to walk past one place

on a regular basis

It’s in an industrial park

and there are signs aplenty

I’m feeling a buzz

from a brewery visit

and walking thru parking lot

I hear a car alarm

going off

and scaring the local geese

It’s loud but I see

what look like the owners

outside the venue

I’m paranoid and hesitant

and I slow down my gait

No one seems to know

how to disarm the alarm

and the screeching continues

Of course, I’m nervous

They were just throwing axes

for sport inside

and appear to have enjoyed

an adult beverage or two

I slip by cautiously

although they seem oblivious

to my existence

so they probably won’t

make any effort to erase it

I guess it would be handy

to be able to effectively

hurl an axe at a target

Self defense is often in order

and one never knows

when one might need it