Predator - Michael Shapiro

[Larry Robinson]

Predator
 
Predator coming
I will make them see 
My white stripe
They will stop
They will turn
They will run
 
Forever and ever
When they see 
My black body
They stop 
They turn
They run
 
But this predator
Faster than any other
Encased in his shell
Does not stop
Does not turn
Does not run
 
This predator kills
Without fear
Without pain
Without a fight
 
Still, he saw me
Even if he did not fear my odor
Why did he not stop?
And why does he kill me
If he does not need my flesh
To nurture him?
 
Oh predator, you will not smell my stench
Nor will you hear my scream
As your rock-hard round black paws
Flatten my soft body
Eject my blood
And grind my bones into dust 
 

	- Michael Shapiro

(For the skunks, and the deer, and the snakes, and the birds, and all sentient beings, please slow down.)
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