Shimmering, lean, dark flanks
through jacket after jacket of traveling
residue, a sliver in moonlight,
a promontory in shadow.

Arched back, poised grin,
claws of black rubber scathing,
marking territory, occasionally
dribbling, evergreens cringe.

Entranced, airborne water crystals
ascend, coating features in
translucency, except mouth and
nostrils, the heat oppressive.

Starting, shaking, primal scream
awakening, the crystals
fractured, sharp bright eyes
staring down prey.

Rolling away, knowing of path
fleeting of destination.

01/06/2004

Author's Note: This is the second of two poems I discovered while perusing the depths of my writing folders. This too was posted to Pathetic back on the original creation date, but has been substantially revised, and now it's back from the dead, so to speak. The original inspiration was something that seemed very animal, obviously, but wasn't.

Posted on 12/13/2010
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