Blood of Whitechapel

Kenneth Vincent Walker

Whitechapel District

East end London 1888;

Dark narrow alleyways

Easy to hide or escape.

Red-light painted ladies

Of the night, victims or

Prey to a surgical knife.

These unfortunates laid

To waste as refuse, but

Not in haste. They were

Horrendously mutilated

Meticulously placed in

Disarray by a madman.

The first serial killer.

I need not resurrect his

Name for all know his

Fame which remains in

Infamy throughout the

Whole of eternity within

A mere blip in history, a

Mystery to this very day.

Kenneth Vincent Walker is a "New Formalist" poet, spoken word artist, performer and author of Borderline Absurd (An Exercise in Rhyme and Reason), published by Poem Sugar Press/ Community Arts Ink 2015. More recently his work has been widely published in online magazines, journals and blogs. Kenneth is originally from Buffalo, NY and completed his higher education in Canada. He now resides in South Central Pennsylvania where he performs his brand of poetry at various venues throughout the region.