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The Predator And The Prey

The Predator And The Prey.  A free verse poem.

Silence.

The silence was deafening.

No birds. No laughter. No hushed whispers.

Silence.

Even screaming would be better than the silence.

The silence drives you insane.

So quiet.

Too quiet.

I had lost track of the days I had been here.

No windows, no clue to tell whether it was day or night.

Time wasn't a priority to me anymore.

Survival wasn't even a priority anymore.

My ankles were raw, with scabs trying to heal over the damaged skin from the rope.

My wrists were much the same, cut up and constantly stinging from the restraints.

The smell.. When I had first come here, the smell of rotting flesh flipped my stomach.

I was even used to that now. I was just another body. Another rotting corpse to be.

Loud footsteps snapped me out of my trance and I whimpered as they got closer.

The sound.. The only sound I ever heard apart from my own unanswered screams.

The sound terrified me. Because I knew what was to come.

Those footsteps. Those heavy boots, threatening me.. Mocking me.

The click of the metal door made me scurry back and then he was in.

In my cube.

In what would be my coffin.

In my hell.

The footsteps got closer until I could feel his presence right in front of me.

His rough, calloused hand yanked me to my feet and he bit into my shoulder.

I screamed in agony as his teeth broke through and a chunk of skin left me.

Tears overflowed down my cheeks as he chewed on my flesh.

This isn't some supernatural creature.

This man is human.

It just goes to show how fucked up this world truly is..

How we don't need to create nightmarish creatures, because they exist among us.

He was the predator and I was just the prey..

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Thank you for reading :)

I was hesitant to upload this.. It's a little more messed up I guess.. But eh ;)

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- Jade xx