Prey Prayers (part ii, revised)
Absent of word, the mist rolled, fog concaved over me
In the silence of regret, they pooled together as a team
Their burdened mouths filled with prey, their ears perking higher
The country roads and forest paths burned it seems as their howls lit on fire
Wisps of branches hung just a little lower, the rain pouring down
The fur on their manes drenched in the shower, their eyes still hunting around
A perplexity in their motion devoids the eyes of their stare
In hungry silence and prayerful need, they stalk me to my layer
The owl on the tree top lied, it told me where to run
When I turned my back to it, I found I was again where I had only begun
A mirthful silence deafened my ears, I felt a prey's need
My feet could carry me fast enough, but not far from fast to bleed
Looming in, the darkness of the storm, launched a new fear alive
My knuckles white, my heart ripping my chest, Lord knows I still have to try
The damnable leader closes on me, his teeth beckon me in
I watch in a burning quiet the rain baptizing away my sin
Hope beating through me like blood through a wound, I heard the hungry growl
I wished I could live a moment more -- and slaughter that bloody owl
I could taste its blood and feathers filling my mouth, emotions, my eyes
In the blistering fall of the storm rain's silence, I knew that I might die
An angel came down to me, seething like a worm in the rain
She saw that the pack was hungry and that I might soon be in pain
So I lied to her, and I pushed her as far as I could go
I yanked the wings off her bloody back and flew home to a place I know
In years of healing and watching my own pack grow
The brilliance of a manipulation allowed me a place to show
That I was weighted down with a guilt to win, and I knew I had one more sin
For if I ever felt the need, I'd rape the angel of her wings again
