I am a wolf
For tonight at least
And I have sharp yellow wolf eyes
I see the dark and the bright doe eyes in the dark
And tonight my teeth are sharp

My stomach growls with a desperate wild hunger
I know the long night and the cold wind and the lonely mountain
I know the old soul of the uncaring world
And I will take what I need from it
Mine is primal cause
Instinct without laws

I stalk the periphery, by the corners
Lurking in the silence  
I roll along the ***** of my feet
Through the edges and the shadows
My muscles flex and tense as the tendons extend
My claws rake along the earth slowly gathering
Searching for whom I may devour
I smell your fear
I see your weakness
I can hear your soft voice unaware.
Tonight I am a wolf
Tonight I hunt
Tonight I ****