Dono
All officers weapons free - That's what he said to me
Trained, though nothing could have prepared me mentally
An ecstasy of energy running through me
Future opponents, in this moment I'm loving duty
Chaos all around, tons of heat, rioters run the streets
Facing their armaments and some carry guns at least
I can finally shun my leash and find some release
Cause I'm guessing that life lessons are fun to teach
So loud, the adrenaline has heightened my senses
Frightened, defenceless, some try to hide from the menace
Others scream, wildly thrashing, incomprehensible babble
Words I can't piece together cause I've never played scrabble
My vision is clear too, despite rolling black smoke
The ashes of a destroyed neighbourhood that only had hope.
Two targets approach, mounting a car, shouting from far
Clearly with violent intent, no doubting a spar
One holds a bottle in hand, aflame, soaked in gasoline
I smell it, one of many items used to trash the scene
We approach slowly, as a unit, staying steady
As those men motion maliciously, each step weighing heavy
The one in red acts first, lobbing his Molotov cocktail
We're too slow and it drops well, flaming up a hot spell
Hit an officer, I watch as he's engulfed in flame
I know his name and am impacted with tenfold the pain
It's my partner, I've met his daughter, his father
Hoped our training together would have gotten us farther
He let out a sound, an awkward awful yelp from hell
As protective gear fails oozing into a melted shell
Knew him since I was barely born, watching flesh boil
Death oil, smokeless in the air as the stench coils
My brain shuts down, drills deleted, pure animal thoughts
Engage target, kill, find weakness in any tangible spots
I lunge through the air, knocking the assailant over
Car to ground, hard impact, could easily break his shoulder
But that doesn't matter, he shoulda tried running faster
Dumb ass bastard, they never showed me the blood would splatter
I hear officers yell "back!" But those notes are void
As I clamp jaw to jugular, instantly his throat destroyed
Our eyes meet, for me, it's a nice treat to watch his death
Knowing revenge is mine alone, I stopped his breath
Police speak "Oh god, what's with the dog acting all mental
Two killed already and he won't come back to the kennel
The scenario worsens, getting harder to fight it
And now one of our own officers is part of the riot"
Dono is no stranger to topicals. After dipping his toe in the water with the early Letsbeef topical tournaments, he signed up to Netcees/Text Stars and got involved in the ISTL competition, one that I was previously in charge of. He had a great showing and the experience did wonders for him.
Not long after, he made it to the semi finals of the 2011 Topical GC, the Quarter Finals of the first 2012 Topical GC (With him not losing yet being eliminated?) and the final of the second 2012 Topical GC. With these high rankings in the tournaments, finally Dono has solidified him as perhaps Letsbeef's best topical writer, winning the first ever Anonymous Topical Tournament on LB.
With his lyricism, storytelling and poetic techniques, Dono doesn't possess a weakness, and it's hard to see anyone knocking him off the top spot in the near future.
He will now go into the PPV Main Event, where he will take on an unnamed opponent for the first ever Letsbeef Topical Championship Belt.
Achievements
2013 Anonymous Topical Tournament Champion
Notable Works
Start naming your topicals dickhead.
2013 ATT Final Enterant (Writer 1)
Untitled Topical Verse
2013 ATT Semi Finals Enterant (Writer 2)
07-16-12
07-10-12
Against One's Will
05-01-12
10-01-12