Wolves at night
Charging under the black
Glitter-stars above
Dinner-plate moon lighting our way
We froth at our jowls
We’ve never felt hunger like this before
Critters in these fields fear us
They flee as we draw near
Long grass crumples under claws
Torn weeds settle behind us
Surrounding us, flapping wings rising
They sense what rides with us
Night insects are everywhere but
We don’t notice their chirping
Our senses only attuned to our appetites
The night doesn’t blind us
Thump-thump thump-thump thump-thump…
Driven to feed each other
Eager to die for each other
Bonded by sweat and blood
This pack climbs our final hill
Breathing fast, howling in frenzy
Forming a circle, we guard each others’ backs
From this grassy lookout
We behold our kingdom below
Blood-thirsty and starved, howling
Harmonics our dinner bell
The shadows gather and rise from the ground below
Melting upwards, surrounding our last stand
Salivating, running tongues over fangs, we see
The swarms begin to charge and we know with certainty
We’ll never feel this hungry again
January 25, 2025
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