The Chase

The ninja moon stalks the lone figure on the road
Soft wind hushed by the croak of a toad
Sinister shadows are cast between the banyan trees
The croaking in cadence with the murmuring breeze

She stumbles weakly through the dark of the night
With the resolve mustered with all her might
Scraping boned knees on crystalline rocks
The cursed soul slowly pushes towards the docks

A safe vessel will surely sail at the strike of two
Across the water to a life that is new
There is one thing that scares her still
And that is the hunter she last saw at the mill

A third of a distance from where she was
The seeker pursues her with a looking glass
Equally emboldened by a strong decision
To make sure to complete his only sworn mission

Weapon in his grip and bonnet over face
This hunt would be another landmark case
Whatever it takes he must see this through
For it would really prove who is who

He speeds up his stride with his well worn shoes
Soon he would be home and it will be in the news
The woman in red, white and blue
An ultimate game too good to be true

The prey looks up then turns her head
She’d better double time or turn up dead
For the predator won’t ever give up she knows
He catching her would be the least of her woes

The sooner she must think of a plan
The better for her and her love for her man
Across the water he waits not
Nor is he in a place forgot

The tracker sees the approaching form of her back
It won’t be long now for him to attack
Just the right moment is all he needs
Still the target ahead of him leads

Again he takes a careful aim
This time he won’t shoot to maim
He tries to draw his line of sight
But cautious that she might turn and fight

She knows she is within his range
Too late now for her direction to change
Go fast or stop dead in her tracks
Either way she’ll just turn to wax

Just one shot he prays to heaven
There is one move for her to get even
A falling leaf makes him shift his eyes
It was all she needed to spring a surprise

In a split second she was out of his vision
He felt in his back a stinging sensation
Her venom found a vital part
And found its way into his heart

The contest is over she looks down on him
He searches the stars as his sight grows dim
She circles the ground on which he fell
Spiders cannot beat scorpions now he knows that well.