Battle

The cunning young 

man creeping up

behind like a cat 

hunting a mouse... 

To murder his rival in 

such a ancient 

manner. 

Suffocating in an

un-easy silence praying 

to the young man to let him go... 

To be set free of the 

agonizing pain, forever.

                         

Adele L Kreitner

1-22-99