My Southern Land Poem

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EXT - DRY BARREN LAND - DAY
The men have been riding for so long that the town can no longer be seen - land, and nothing else.
A small prairie dog on its hind legs watches the men pass an enormous plateau structure.
Buzzards fly overhead.
The men by now rode nearly 30 miles. After a long morning ride the men finally reach their hunting plain.
The men dismount, tie up the horse reins on nearby posts, and walk a few feet to approach a seemingly tranquil meadow.
EXT - PRAIRIE - DAY
A bright grassland. The sounds of many crickets and insects buzzing.
The group of five men walk through thick brush trying to find game to hunt for their burg.
The group of are wandering through a large prairie pasture. Their pace is slow and alert.
The men …show more content…

JOHN
How the fuck do you know what dog tastes like?
FRANK
Just presuming. I’ve had your wife’s cooking before.
JOHN
God you’re an asshole.
FRANK
Wait, so that wasn’t dog meat?
The group chuckles.
Their faces look rough, tough, and mad as hops.
JOHN
How’s your wife been Joseph?
JOSEPH
Well, some of time she’s a church-bell then I'm powdering hair just to act like I give a shit.
JOHN
How’s that been working?
JOSEPH
Hard to tell until she starts askin’ questions then I know I’m in deep shit...
The group of men have a hardy laugh
JOSEPH (CONT’D)
...But she’s doing good I couldn’t ask for a better wife than her, even though I'm bleedin’ through the ears most of time.
At a clearing in the prairie, they pause as the men spot a magnificent deer grazing in pasture. An eight pointer to be exact.
John slowly raises his weapon.
JOHN
Gotcha ya son of a bitch
An unbearable terrifying scream instantly surrounds the area.
The deer runs off. The men are pissed off with losing their game. Another scream occurs as terrifying as the first.
The men see shadows darting between the trees out in the distance.
The men quickly unholster their …show more content…

Lets just go.
JOHN
Fine, alright I’ll go by myself

An Ominous and eerie presence that settles over the prairie. Leaves everything quiet, the crickets can’t be heard no more.

A sense of dread comes over the men.
EXT - UNKNOWN TERRITORY IN THE WOODS - DAY

John walks anxiously, hears things, fire crackles, and a drips sound.

Around the corner John sees a puddle of blood, with an odd shaped object in the puddle.
JOHN
What in the hell?
John picks up a stick, and pokes the oddly shaped object, he stares at it, mesmerized.
He picks it up with the stick, its not an object, but a limb of a human he drops the stick that carries the limb in disgust.
JOHN (CONT’D)
Oh fucking Christ, Fuck, what am I getting into?
John sees more and more shadows move faster.
Frightened and fearful. John, with gun in hand shoots.
Ominous silence. He quickly holsters his gun.
EXT - PRAIRIE PASTURE - DAY
The other members in the group are huddled in a tight circle, all of them stand facing out, with their guns in hand.
SAMUEL
We should just go, leave, I mean who gives a fuck. He’ll catch up.
JAMES
We’re not leaving until he's back. Don't be a Dick. We made a pact, remember?
James points to Samuel’s scar.
SAMUEL

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