Poems of Clover

In the Shadows

I crouch in the shadows,
jaws slavering, teeth bared
A low growl, like thunder overhead
Fur bristling, I take a step

I creep forward, tail held low
and ears pinned back
The others follow,
closing the trap

A bit further...
nearly there...
We burst from the undergrowth,
jaws sapping and snarling

Now we feast in victory,
muzzles stained in sweet scarlet
Bones crunch, teeth rip and tear
We are powerful

The moon is out,
dappling our fur and brightening our eyes
We throw back our heads and sing
Pure and beautiful and savage

I raise my head to the stars
sitting regally above the others
Pelt black as sin, eyes like lightning
I am the Alpha, I am the king