A Thousands Eyes
By Elton Mellum
Walking along the edge of the forest
I thought I felt a Thousands eyes
Five hundred cautious, fearful
creatures
And that made me come to realize
That Nature is a violent place
Survival of the fastest, fittest creatures
A place where
their is no friend
One mistake, one careless move
And that could be the end
Nature is truly a violent place
The eyes were then upon
me
Some preparing to take flight
And others like the Bear & Linx
Were building courage to fight
It could quickly become a violent
place
As the sentry squirrel chattered
The fox headed for his den
And the deer lifted up their heads
To catch me on the wind
Prepared
to flee a violent end
And the wood mouse trembled
As he kept me in his eye
Not his only potential problem
He also had to watch
the sky
For violence comes from everywhere