Dark Shadows
I stalk my prey in the silence
Night shrouds everything around us
Threading our way over the hills, around trees
Hearing nothing, my prey knows not of me
With every step I get closer, I see his sweat
Closing in on my soon to be score
Only the moon to light his way this night
Hoping the moon will reveal his beautiful fright
Listening intently to his heartbeat
Daring to lean for a moment against a tree
While he rests to reassure himself
Refusing to believe in monsters like me
Killing is always the sweetest embrace
The shadows hiding my face
Heeding the warnings of my father
Belonging to the Earth, within Nature
Dancing in circles around him now
Only the two of us in this dark realm
He whispers "are you going to hurt me?"
Confused, I slowly fade back into the shadows
March 16, 2016
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