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beautied panther -
beautied panther, black as night
through the jungle, prancing
my machete longs to bite
dark and sleek
grand mystique
moonbeams bright, entrancing
beautied panther, steely gaze
long, I've watched you stalking
thru the twilight's violet haze
birthed to slay
sweet, the prey
joined, our souls keep talking
beautied panther, have you seen
the maid that walks the reefs?
much as you she strolls between
the dimming light
and growing night
through shadows close as thieves
beautied panther, jungle shores
now scorched with fanning fires
she strips bare, this carnal core
on cooling sands
her flesh demands
like yours, night's dark desires
beautied panther, myst’ries seen
tho’ far too deep to name
within her eyes of absinthe green
two stripes of gold
like yours, truth told
you are but ONE, the same ...
(now I've become your game)
beautied panther, plunging deep
the gloaming's limpid pool
I follow you to rapture's keep
you change to her
soft skin, from fur
we dive down, dark and cool ...
the panther - and her fool.
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* Inspired by Lucius Shepard’s short story “The Jaguar Hunter” *
Copyright ©
Gregory Richard Barden
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