—
invisible to human eyes
i silently stalk the earth
without moonlight
without malice
but with tremendous hunger
—
i seek flesh.
i leap upon ovine prey
that bleats helplessly
and gurgles its last
as onyx jaws crush windpipe
—
as life leaves its body
my blood thrills.
—
teeth rip carcass
and i am nourished
as my mate joins me;
we feast together
and our howls outflow
with abandon
after we are sated
—
we call out to our kind
who also revel in the hunt
and my mate vanishes
to do her own
secret work.
—
i am again left only with
my four limbs
and gnashing teeth
—
to search out more
unfortunate sheep
and liberate them
from oblivious lives.
—
—
GJK
21,22 FEB 2012
(for the new moon)
