Beast In the Half-Light

There's a creature stirring beneath the trees Shifting among the leaves My eyes can't believe what they're seeing A love-drunk beast perched upon a bench, baying in the moonlight Too petrified to speak I stand frozen Helplessly watching as the beast turns towards me Seeing myself in the monsters eyes The air feels heavy with the stench of fear With every step came the angel of death With the beast a breadth away He pierces my soul with an icy stare Glaring at me, carefully examining me Slowly his demeanor starts to change His eyes look almost human Like a love I once knew As I start to recognize his familiar eyes He hesitates & hastily turns away Escaping into the starry night Never to be seen again.