TV Killers by Kurt Ringquist

TV killers are gunnin’ for me
I’m scared of my shadow
What do I see?
TV killers are comin’ for me
A noise at the front door –
Who could that be?

Now what are you doin’ with that knife in your right hand?
Are you making dinner, or do you have something else planned?
Am I interfering with a well-planned abduction?
With all this conniving, tell me how can I function?

TV killers are gunnin’ for me
I’m scared of my shadow
What do I see?
TV killers are comin’ for me
A noise at the front door –
Who could that be?

What’s the latest plot on channel eleven?
Could that be my ticket on a fast train to heaven?
A package in the mail with a scrawled return address –
Is it loaded with anthrax? That’d be my first guess.

TV killers are gunnin’ for me
I’m scared of my shadow
What do I see?
TV killers are comin’ for me
A noise at the front door –
Who could that be?

I feel catatonic – will you take advantage?
Are you just a carefully camouflaged savage?
Am I the next victim providing a trophy?
Or should I believe that you really do love me?

TV killers are gunnin’ for me
I’m scared of my shadow
What do I see?
TV killers are comin’ for me
A noise at the front door –
Who could that be?

The guy on the corner looks like he could be one
Will I know a killer the minute I see one?
Will he look at me furtively, is that the way I’ll know?
Or will he attack me, spray-paint me with day glo?

TV killers are gunnin’ for me
I’m scared of my shadow
What do I see?
TV killers are comin’ for me
A noise at the front door –
Who could that be?

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