My Nightly Hunt

Don't blink!

Don't breathe!

Don't even move a single inch!

Just wait....and wait....and wait a little more.

Like a lionness hiding in the Sahara brush looking for her next meal,

I crouch down & look for the right man to pass by.

An elephant slowly stomps on by....too strong and definitely too big.

A giraffee grazes on some trees not far away....too tall and too fast.

Then a hyena strolls right upon my brush and catches my eye...way too f*$%n dangerous!

All of a sudden, I smell something sweet and innocent in the distance.

It's a young male zebra that has separated from its pack.

What a meal he would make....

I crouch down even lower to hide my scent from the desert winds,

But it is too late....

The young male has caught my scent,

And he begins to run!

I just smile....

This is the fun part.

I run too.

Ahh, the hunt begins!

I can feel it coming like an animal senses a tornado.

I've tried for years to tame this inner beast.

The pain...

The tears...

The ANGER....

The hurt......

I was so sure I had it all under control.

I was wrong. Dead wrong.

My chest pounds with anxiety!

My head thumps with out-of-control thoughts!

The beast is coming...

I don't know when,

But I can feel it...she IS coming!

So this is when you should run,

Lock your doors!

'Cause she is me,

And I'm out for blood!

I don't dare move.

I don't dare breathe.

I know he's there.

I can't see him,

But I can smell him.

I begin to feel all my senses panic!

The pupils of my eyes are enlarged now...

I need to try to see him....

I can smell the rest of the pack fast approaching!

My heart is pounding faster and faster...

I will need to decide whether to fight or run soon....

I can hear my every breath, as I inhale and exhale.

This is the moment...

I hear a branch snap!

F*&# this!!!!

I start running as fast as I can!

All of a sudden I feel pain!

Then this warm sensation run down my side.

I've been wounded!

But I keep running.

Tonight, I want to live!

I will live!

I sense he's getting tired.

The pack is too far behind to help.

I keep running...

I see my family...

I'm alive....

God damn-it....

I'M ALIVE!!!!!