A Poem For 'E' By Thomas Eric Stanton

She asked me if I had a goal
She asked me if I had
Fantasized
Being the
Hunter
Or
The
Hunted

For 
Four
Years

I had crossed and re crossed the big cats tracks

Across a
Riverbed
Always measuring the pace
Speed
Weight
And
Distance of he and i

She said
He has dismissed you

So far

When
He is hungry enough
He will eat you

For four years
I have been doing what I thought was
a
Dance with
The
Lion

She said
No
He
Was only pissing
On your
Footprints

When I reviewed my films
Of the prints over
The years

His over
Mine

Mine
Over
His

I noticed
That there was a slight
Wet line
Over all the 
Prints

a
Car
On the road
Somewhere
Ahead of you
Recently
There

But now unseen

Laying
Down

a

Thin

Dark

Fresh

Line

Of
Oil

Just ahead of you

And you know that the engine is dying.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Brown Avatar
May 3, 2011 at 6:17 AM
I enjoyed reading your excellent poetry this morning Thomas. May the sun shine down on you and bring great joy to your life now and always. Love, Carol
Stanton Avatar
June 17, 2012 at 10:57 PM
Thank you Carol-kind thoughts, now well-taken. Tom
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