Thursday, December 7, 2017

The Gazelle


The Gazelle
Laijon Liu 20171207

Streamline built for speed
your elegant pose and graceful stride
born to run, how you exist
away from danger, away from troubles

your brain is delicate wired
to sense the slightest change in the air
your wide eyes and antenna ears
to observe the ripples, the rustle and dewdrops

your heart is fit to a bow nock
or a bait hook, to bear the tremor
to echo the beats, to amplify
ambiance, noise and subtle patterns to your soul

a sudden burst of pain, of asphyxiation
you are clamped by the fate
as the weight of the world crash on you
you still kicking, kicking for the home stretch

Source: 
BBC The Hunt episode 1 "the hardest challenge"  leopard hunts Impala
BBC The Hunt episode 3 "hide and seek" tiger hunts deer