NIGHT PREDATORS
Night falls making the blackness even darker
Day sounds diminish as the nocturnal ones emerge
Soon silence only is heard, hard heavy deafening silence
Then small sounds at first, raindrops in the treetops
A soft breeze wafts thru the jungle canopy and leaves rustle
Soon the night sounds began, then the sounds of the predators
Silence falls as the predators emerge from their sleep
The predators are on the prowl and only silence is heard
Footfalls, padded and muted by the wet ground
Night sounds again abound and shadows are in the shadows
Rain is heavy now, muting all sounds above and below
A shadow emerges from the dark shadows and darkness
It looks around, sniffs the air and listens for any sound
Stripes on the shadow from the shadows blur the form
Sounds, many sounds coming down the trail, too many
Without a sound the shadow is gone, no sign or trace
Men are coming, many men who are bringing war
One, two, three and more, so many more come
Soon many are on the trail, they are quiet, no sounds
A blinding flash; screams of pain and death and gunfire
Silence returns, silence broken only by the moans of the wounded
Striped shadows emerge from the darkness
Shadows move among the wounded men searching?
Soon total silence returns, the striped shadows move away
The make no sound in their passing, leave no trace except for death
Nothing but death is left to show their presence
Behind, the scent of death, blood, terror and destruction
A striped shadow emerges from the darkness and stops
The shadow walks silently among the dead and smells the blood
The smell of violent sudden death is all around
The ground is soaked in blood and the smell of cordite fills the air
The shadow looks around; it turns to leave this terrible killing ground
At the edge of the darkness the shadow stops, looks behind
As the shadow fades into the darkness of the night, a small "wuff" is heard
It does not see the other striped shadow detach itself from the dark
It did not know of the presence of this shadow, this shadow more silent
The shadow smiles as he watches the other shadow fade away into night
A voice is heard, "Go in peace my brother, may the Gods protect you"
Get away while you can my friend, away from me and my kind
This is man's war, not the Tigers'...