Talon

If I had my way I’d be a bird

but not something p***y like a swallow or a robin

no, something big, something with power

long talons and a beak built for blood

I am so goddamn tired of being meek;

Next time I will select something sleek

with sharp eyes and quick muscles

that can smell its prey on the wind

tuck in its long wings casually, and descend

with strike, a flash of thick claw

it would be over

fill my needs

and back to the sky again.

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

Very graphic portrayal of a predator. I wonder how many of the meek think this way. And if they have weapons.

[JR]

I wonder that too, John. Sometimes it sucks being meek. Man, I'd rather have some sharp claws...