I stare at your eyes
and I see vulnerability.
Weakened, just as the kingdom had wished.

Settling my paws,
resting my weight on soft soil
as I look at the life bursting through you.

Oh how I salivate in thirst.
My senses sharpened with hunger,
a soft moan escapes me as I linger at your sight.

I've seen you before.
Dashing by the lusting hyenas,
unconsciously teasing them of a glorious meal.

But only the strongest and true
shall ever dig deep into your flesh.
Way past the ivory lines which only I dared to pursue.

The moment is deafening
the sunlight fades at your will.
The cold breeze caresses the riverbed.

No hesitation breaks through you
as my instinct of survival muscles over.
You succumb to your destiny.