Bittersweet

• Subway Predator

This man has rough claws and pointy teeth,
Arms strong and savage thoughts
A dark soul and dust in his skin.
His hair is nothing like hair but more like needles
And his legs more like traps.
He watches me up close with eagle eyes and my hands shake.
What do you do when a predator notices you?
You don't move
And therefore I don't.
But you keep your eyes open and your keys between your knuckles and as a last resource you don't fight - you pray.
You pray to the gods and your pray to your mother and you pray until you become a saint yourself.
And if that fails,
You beg.
You get down to your knees and let the tears turn into oceans and you beg. Keep your hands together as your lips tremble and you beg.
And then
Then you hand him the oceans you were made of
And drown him.
Or you touch the darkness in between his legs and break it.
Break it.
What do you do when a predator notices you?
You become the first in the food chain.