Standoff

[Johntee]

An angel treading asphodel,

Head to head and head to tail

Reflections in a mirror maze

In midday sun action stalls

Around a white panel van

Violence waits its outcome,

[RhymeLovingWriter]

I'll admit, I had to look up "asphodel". The sweetness of a daffodil seemed a strange juxtaposition against the last-line threat of violence. I feel a bit stupid asking, but what am I missing?

[Johntee]

In Greek myth asphodel flagged the fields of the underworld and was a funeral flower. What appeared to be a standoff but in reality was the Swat team convincing themselves the perpetrator of the Dance Studio massacre had committed suicide before they chanced being blown to Kingdom Come by a bomb in smashing their way into the panel van.

[RhymeLovingWriter]

Oh my...I didn't even know the story....but now I see a masterfully poetic rendition of a horrific situation.

You write beautifully! Thank you. And thank you for your indulgence with my ignorance.