Demons

running through the forest my attacker at my heels thu thump thu thump my heart a pounding drum playing a faxt tune thu thump thu thump his growls of torture of danger of horror thu thump thu thump i stop and turn and i say thu thump thu thump "through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered i can and will make it." thu thump thu thump his hand intwined in my hair knife in hand through it all thu thump thu thump i am a soundless reagdoll after our commotion, he walks away but every so often, he can hear thu thump thu thump