Shoot to Kill

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I see you there

frail, fennec fox

your paws tarnished by the rage of a sandstorm

your knees buckling under

the pressure of my gaze

unblinking.

When the desert pales, and the day retreats,

You

 will coat

my yellow throat

with blood

“I See You There” by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse

Artwork by Pope Saint Victor

http://society6.com/PopeSaintVictor/prints

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