Moonlit Death

When everything else is dark except for the moon, 
starlight flickering through the forest trails , 
when no human being stays awake, 
on days the werewolf howls

Water seeping through the forest canopy
The rain drizzling in all its glory

The cold the wind the moon and the night
All combined make a magnificent sight

The stalking leopard and its shiny eyes
Hooting owls and their pleading cries

Make the jungle a savoury delight

The smell of rotten carcasses 
with the faintest whiffs of coagulating blood 

As the jungle goes silent
Bowing before a pair of yellow eyes
Offering you as her sacrifice
She trades another day

Another sun, another moonlight
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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