to disappear
I didn't know why
I didn't know where
the instinct burned
It begged me go
It hastened now
Quick speed bestow
Shivered shoulders
A watched-feeled back
A hunted prey's worst nightmare
No goosebumps did I lack
Searching quickly
No hiding place find
No weapon to defend
No sweet peace of mind
Listening for my predator
A monster with evil breath
I heard silence loudly trumpeting
As I waited for my death
My heart beat a thousand lives
My mouth dry as desert eve
As the clock ticked away the minutes
For the moment I did believe
In my dreams I had seen the future
The fur the eyes the blood
And I knew that I was next
Fear filled me like a flood
Then finally it arrived
My terror choking hour
Remember me when I die
With a simple sweet white flower
Around the corner it came
The shadow large and pressing
I asked for forgiveness for all my sins
And begged for last rite blessings
Then expecting heaven to say
It is finished, it is written
Walking toward me limping came
A tiny little kitten
Her leg, the fur all matted
The blood mixed with road dust
Her eyes begged for kindness
My heart begged her to trust
For that which had brought me terror
Didn't look so scary now
Just another soul who was broken
