Hunkered down close to the earth, the ground covered with debris
The smell is potent and filled with primal stench
Toes curl pulling earth closer, a slight breeze sends pest flying
Gnarling teeth gnash, saliva drips from cracked lips
The scent of flesh and blood floats in the air, nostrils begin to flair
Large bulging eyes, black pupil’s hide the insanity lurking inside, ready to be unleashed
Long dirty hair draping down, sweat-filled and limp, flies circling slowly
None see the danger, none see the hunter, always stalking the prey
The hunter tenses, poised to strike, delusional, reality lost
The victim is unsuspecting, lost in the day to day grind, overlooking the signs
Hunger drives the hunter, a thirst never quenched, hot gushing fluids brings such pleasure
Hands dirty, strong, stained with the fluid of life, ready to act, ready to grab, ready to hold
Victim unaware foolishly failed to follow the path, his fate his own doing
Rushing to reach his goal, shortcuts taken, rules ignored, his end his own demise
The hunter leaps, growl burst from lungs, hands grab hold sinking deeply into weakened flesh
Teeth sink deeply, flesh pulls away, fountains spray out and moisten the earth
The victim eyes wide, grasping gaping wound, breath erratic struggling for more
Vision blurs, breathing slows, limbs fall limply to the earth, the heart beats its last
The end comes, the hunter long gone; the next victim surely will come
Cold night, the moon high, body cools a stillness sets in
A twitch, a flicker, limbs quiver, deaths eyes snap open
Lips curl back, teeth exposed; vacant mouth opens closing on imagined flesh
Head raises, hands push the ground away, feet find footing standing slowly
The victim squats, hands scraping the ground, eyes vacant and hollow
No thoughts, no feelings, hunger builds deep inside
Madness takes over, primal urges pushing forward, the now undead lifts its head
Legs begin to move, faster and faster, the scent driving, the new hunter stalks its prey
The victim unaware turns down the dirt path.
Dr Johnny G. Chavez III 