The man stood
Frozen, in time
Not bravery
Just surprised
He stared, transfixed
The creature emerged
And he stood
Where others ran
Scooping babies
And young up
Their faces a mess
Tears and fears
He surprised himself
He was flat faced
The feeling was flat
Empty, calm
The arrow was nocked
Maybe he didn't do it
Only his fingers knew
That it was there
It cornered his lip
And their eyes met
Brown, now washed grey
Against its fiery orange
The creature's attention torn
From havok and rage
Directed upon the poacher
It stared, boring down
Neither moved, readying
A second in time, another
Stretching, another heartbeat
Cats, before the pounce
It moved,
So did he
Releasing
Flight
The creature
Almost a howl
Died, just before
It gave voice
Before the poacher
Sweat never broke
It was curious
But an after thought
The Poacher turned
Facing forward
Examined his prey
Contemplating pay
Dec 16, 2014
Dec 16, 2014 at 8:17 PM UTC
The man stood
Frozen, in time
Not bravery
Just surprised
He stared, transfixed
The creature emerged
And he stood
Where others ran
Scooping babies
And young up
Their faces a mess
Tears and fears
He surprised himself
He was flat faced
The feeling was flat
Empty, calm
The arrow was nocked
Maybe he didn't do it
Only his fingers knew
That it was there
It cornered his lip
And their eyes met
Brown, now washed grey
Against its fiery orange
The creature's attention torn
From havok and rage
Directed upon the poacher
It stared, boring down
Neither moved, readying
A second in time, another
Stretching, another heartbeat
Cats, before the pounce
It moved,
So did he
Releasing
Flight
The creature
Almost a howl
Died, just before
It gave voice
Before the poacher
Sweat never broke
It was curious
But an after thought
The Poacher turned
Facing forward
Examined his prey
Contemplating pay
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