AProwlofCats

Theirimaginationfestersintodarkness
Animitationoflightsofoul,
Themastersoftheelegantnight
Liehiddeninthedoorwaybeyond.
Andsoarethey,thosecats,
Pure,awayfromtheshadowsthatconsume.

Andthecreaturesthereconsume
Anysmallmorselfoundinthedarkness.
Slittedeyesfollowtheirmovement,thetrailacats
Cradleofcrisscrossingpaths.Foul
Creaturesthesearethatlurkbeyond
Thesafetyofthemoonlitnight.

Forthisistheeternalnight.
Seepingconsciousnesswillconsume
Anyparticleoflightthatfallsbeyond
Thedreadedveilofdarkness.
Itwillbecaughtintheplay,breaktheruleoffoul
Dismissedfromprotectionandtheeyesofthecats.

Theguardiansprowlthefiercecats
Litheinthesoftnight,
Swattingattheevilandfoul.
However,theirimmobileprizestheydonotconsume,
Forinthoseunbeatingheartshidesadarkness
Thatnobeinghaslivedbeyond.

Theystriveforthebeyond,
Thoseproudcats.
Theyshunwrithingdarkness
Andreflectintheireyesbackthenight.
Butthesundoesconsume
Themoon,nomatterthecursesofoul.

Andsotheirbreathisfresh.Nofoul
Odorlingersfromtheirpointedteethbeyond,
Reminiscentofthattheydidnotconsume.
Slowly,theskyfades,thecats
Oncepresentpackagedwiththenight,
Keepingtotheirsafedarkness.


Noneofthefoulescapetheirdarkness.
Thenightliesbeyondthem,
Whilethecatswaittoconsume.