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Predator Becomes Prey

April 2, 2015
By sandwichman5 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
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the zebra separates from the herd
a lion shadows
the zebra.
the lion runs at
the zebra,
but the zebra senses a presence
the zebra bolts,
frolicking
away.


click…  the sound of the safety turns
the lion… close to killing the zebra
bang…  a bullet fires


hitting the lion in the lungs
the lion immortalized
into a decoration on the wall
at his prey,
staring into its eyes
sporadically
the predator
becomes
the prey.

© Jessica K., San Antonio, TX

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