Full moon

I walk through the forest

As far from civilization as l can get

Breathing in the cool pine air

Catching the last light of day

My favorite time to hike

My body one with the woods

I feel something deep within

A tickle…

An itch…

…An urge

Something deep within

Calls to me

A darkness

A desire

A bad dream

I press on

My heart racing

As I hike

Deeper into the woods

I watch the sky

Shift from 

Brilliant orange

To midnight blue

I shift my gaze

Through the sky

My eyes falling

In dismay and

Pleasure

On the moon

The moon 

Is full tonight

It fills me 

Us… it

With lunacy

My mind goes blank

All I see is white

I feel my body 

Shift, grow, contort, change

Muscle, hair, nails, teeth

Ripping through my skin and clothes 

Like tissue paper

The monster within

Coming out

I stand, 

Bathed in the light 

Of the full moon

I feel one with nature

No longer human, 

I let out 

A throat ripping 

Howl

This is my night

The full moon 

Is my only light

It bathes everything

In ghostly hues

I run in glee

My body one 

With the woods

I slow my pace

My ears twitch 

I hear 

Snap 

My prey

My sense heighten  

I breathe in

Your sweet scent

Unexpected 

People

This deep in the woods

I turn

Looking carefully 

For your movement 

Snap

Another branch

I hear you

I breathe deeply 

I smell you

I watch and listen 

Snap

I'm coming for you

And you

Blissfully unaware 

And drunk 

Based on the smell

I move

With silence and grace

Swiftly towards the path

Which you march down

Oblivious

As I stalk

My prey

Crash

Clumsy fool

My face splits 

Into a menacing grin

I can smell you

Smell your sweet blood

I can see you

Your wobbly wander 

Through the woods

Snap

And you?

…Ignorant

To my eyes 

Which track

Your every move

Snap

I breathe in deep

Your smell fresh 

Intoxicates me

My animal instinct 

Take over

Crash

I tear through

The last of the trees

Between you

And me

Stumble

I allow you

A moment

To take me in

To breath in

The scent 

Of fear

And you take it

And run

Crashing wildly 

Through the woods

I love it 

When they

Run

Your heart races

Like the sound 

Of a drum

I can hear it

Pounding 

You run 

Because your life 

Depends on it

I open my jaw

Glance at the full moon

Let out a howl

Close the gap

You look back

Big mistake

Your face

White with terror 

Your heart

Pounding 

Like a drum

Your smell

Rich with panic

My time has come

Pounce

Your face

Your smell

Your blood

Your panic

Your piss

I can smell it all

As I

Claw

Right at 

Your throat 

You let out 

An animal scream

I echo

With a howl

Before I rip

Out your heart

Bathing the night

In a red hue

I howl 

At the moon

As I tear through 

Your clothes

Your skin

Your body

My meal

I feast

Enjoying

The freshness

Of my kill

Listening closely 

When suddenly 

Snap 

Another

Perfect

I lick my lips

Drag you

Into the brush

My treat

For later

I breathe in

Soft sweet blood

My prey 

I begin my search

In the light

Of the full moon

Breath in

Snap

I turn 

I hear her

I breathe in

I smell her

I breathe out

I'm coming for her

Charge

Straight towards her

She sees me

She screams

She runs

I crack a grin

And howl

I love it

When they 

Run

Blinded by the hunt

I run

She runs

Charging 

Through the woods

Both of us 

With precision 

And grace

Faster 

Than expected 

But still 

Not fast enough 

Pounce 

My claws

Rip

Right through 

Her back

The smell

The terror

The blood

The full moon

She struggles

Under my weight

Desperately attempting 

To escape

My grasp

I smile

I love it when they

Struggle 

Her screams

My howls

Blend in

Horrifically beautiful 

Cacophony 

I rip

Her throat 

To stop

Her screams

I bathe the night

In red

Again

But before 

I can enjoy

The reward

Snap

Crash

Snap

I breathe in

Two

Maybe thee

My muscles flex

As I tense

Too many

Too close

I bound off

Into the woods

My muscles burn

As I run

With blinding speed

Through the trees

If they give chase 

I can pick them off

One

By 

One

I stop

Alone

In the darkness

I breathe in

One

Clumsy

Drunk

Breathing heavy 

From the chase

I look to the moon

And howl 

I smell

His panic

His piss

Alone in the woods

With a monster

I move

With silent grace

Through the woods 

Closing the distance

Between us

My final meal

Of the night

He doesn't even 

See me coming

I pounce 

Out of the blackness

Straight into his 

Heaving chest

I dig my maw

Into his neck

Bathing the night

In red

For a third time

I howled 

At the moon

Again

I feast 

Filling myself

On his flesh

I howl 

At the moon

And notice

It has almost 

Disappeared 

Dawn is just about to break 

I run

With everything 

I have in me

I run

My own heart 

Pounding like a drum

I run

A licking the blood 

From my lips

I run

Feeling one with nature

I run

As Dawn breaks

I run

Until all I see 

Blackness

My time 

Has come to an end 

When I wake

I am naked and alone

Lost in the woods

Bathed in blood

Breathe

Don't panic

This has happened before

This is why you hike alone

Lost in the wilderness 

Find some water

Bathe 

Try to remember

More than 

The smell

More than 

The taste

More than 

The pleasure

Nothing

At least you were alone

You hope

As you walk

Back towards the path

Your car

Your home

Your life

Like nothing 

Happened

You can do it

Again

You have to