Assorted Poetry


Assorted Poetry
	Page 4 Feline Dream Bright green eyes, glistening spring leaves, Her fur as soft as silk or young cotton, Swishing her dainty tail As she gazes attentively at the rain Scattering like so many seeds being sown Faceted eyes, sparkling emerald crystal Dark gold fur like treasures forgotten She tilts her head, so supple and light So thin, when she steps so gracefully She moves like poetry, smooth like the water Trickling down my window pane Reminds me of the cats' alien world In which tomorrow is always tomorrow Today is just to be lived for today For tomorrow never really arrives Never today Never now Feral Bright fire eyes are looking for me Sharp teeth that thirst for my blood Claws that long to sink into tender flesh... The rippling muscles flex and tighten She's stalking me. What now? Can my foolish human eyes Pierce the jungle night? Can I see as I stumble blindly? The thorns and twigs snag at my skin, endless, endless Twigs, branches, vines... I am lost, it seems In an endless void of untamed jungle Alone... Oh, not quite She is there	Page 5 She can hear my heavy breathing Feel my rapid heartbeat Smell my fear She can taste my blood on her tongue even now She knows I'm here. It's cold Oh, I've never felt such cold Empty, lifeless ice springing up inside me Freezing, disabling terror, icy sweat Dripping from every piece of my sanity Which is going... slowly... The beast is on the hunt Oh golden-velvet leopard Oh goddess of death Oh queen of speed and agility She has the advantage of the dark She can move like a quick wind Silent... silent... She could be right behind me and I would never know until... I stop, there's no use in going any further I drop to my knees, no use in running My eyes dart all around me I can't see, I can't see As my senses slowly start to shut down What now? Why me? Golden eyes, they've found me now Slowly, slowly velvet paws are creeping Majestic and beautiful are you How ironic, you're hideous inside How ironic, you want to kill me And yet, I admire you... Muscles coil, tail twitches Ears, she lays them back My sight, it comes back to me And I see those beautiful eyes (continued on next page)