Panther Calling
- random

You walk around me
Your fingers cracking each other
I see in your eyes that you want a fight
I don't know why, and neither do you
But you want it...
I look down to my feet
I stumble and fall backwards
You laugh out loud
And you begin
A flash of light and a scream
Our forms have changed to black and white
Almost like good and evil
You prowl around me
Your claws tapping the hard earth
I see in your yellow eyes that you want me
You want my blood
So you make the first move
SLASH!
The life pours out of me
Staining me
My whiteness fading under a blanket of red
But I will not back down
I won't back down
Not to you
I get up again
Dragging my paws
Head down
Eyes up
Tongue licking teeth
And I lunge for your throat
I pierce you with ease
Pinning you to the ground
You writhe in pain
Screaming with all your might
But I back away
Giving you a sporting chance
Watching you get up and circle me again
Only this time my strength is fading...
The words won't come
No actions
Just falling
More blood
Eyes losing sight
But I won't lose this fight
My legs won't move
My tail broken
But I won't lose this fight
You stop and lick your paw
Laughing at me
But I won't back down
You leave me there
Bleeding
Dying
But I won't back down
I won't lose this fight
I know you'll come back again
And I will defeat you
You are a demon inside of me
And you will back down
Even as I change back and forth
I'll still be ready for you
I'll hear my panther calling
When you come again


© 26th April 2003