Like a lion stalking sheep
It prowls the kraal of my heart.
Waiting, biding time
My thoughts like a sickly lamb
Limp and falter with each step
The lion growls in the fringes of my mind
Swiping at the weak boundaries of my thoughts
Hungry, ready to pounce
Its only a matter of time
Before the walls cave in
Like a dragon
It swaddles my fragile heart
In its talons, pearls of blood
Its nostrils, spew toxic fumes
A deathly dance with the treasures within
My Hopes and dreams, of a life unlived
It is a matter of time before the walls shatter
And like paper planes,
They will be consumed in fire and brimstone
@soiredickson
