Cousin to the Werewolf by Leah Garrison

falling but not going anywhere
still rooted in the harshly cold,
cruel, uncaring ground,
rockhard underneath me.
falling drowning but there's enough oxygen
to support a pack of werewolves
slavering to get at my
tender throat.
waves undulating against my mind,
slowly, anguishly slowly
wearing away the brick wall encasing my intelligence.
I don't want to do this!

the room around me melts and spins,
receding and bursting into a kaleidoscope
of worrying, eyebright colors,
too much! too saturated!
obligingly, they disappear
to reveal the jewel-spangled
sky, in which my cruel destiny
is written in the stars
bright as searing candle-flame.
damn that cool antiques shop!
damn that perfect pendant!

chain metal and precious stones encircling
my tender throat
squirming and re-forming
to create a cold, hard collar
mostly hidden in thickening fur
just as my skeleton
morphs and painfully readjusts.
raging, intense screams turn to screeches
splitting my now too-sensitive ears
flattening against my striped head.

green-gold reflective eyes, devoid
of any revealing emotion
gaze seductively, pensively,
into the oil-painted puddle
slopping on the edge of the rough asphalt road
growing steadily with every hammering raindrop
seeing water-streaked, darkened fur bristling
ears perk, tail drops, hackles rise
a long, lonely cat-call rises into the forgotten night.

the moon, cool, calm, serene
steady luminescense
while dainty, lacy puffules scudd across her face
gazes down upon a drenched
creature of the night,
hissing and spitting at fate.

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Cousin to the Werewolf
by Leah Garrison (Age: 20)
copyright 06-02-2004

Age Rating: 13 to 127