Saturday, August 14, 2021

Pursuit

Must be at least a thousand beats per minute now

Thump-thumping pumping radically

As though it might explode.

 

Endorphins flying high on the adrenaline

Reaching out emphatically

To take the overload.

 

Elongated light curves out ahead of me

Bending back so I can see

Pursuers closing fast.

 

Reaching out with claws to slash and tear my flesh,

Teeth to gnash and grind my bones

To powdery repast.

 

Shifting all my power into overdrive,

Find the means to stay alive,

Keep the bloody beast at bay.

 

No bold rescuer, no cavalry

Swooping in as savior. It’s only me

Desperate to get away.

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