outside at 10 pm
with the dogs
a death cry fight
came from the
woods 50
yards out
we all froze
stood motionless
paralyzed with fear
already mourning
something
something fought
something died
in the woods
we think it was
an owl attacking
another feral cat
the terror of the
forest at night
is every fairy tale
illustration of the
dark side that
traumatized childhood
into needing
another glass of water
our woods are
where we live
and sleep
stuck in the pages
of no happily
ever after for
our wildlife
after YouTube
church we’ll take
the tractor to
the crime scene
we, the detectives
of the dark forest
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