I am the Rabbit chased by the Fox, through the brush we thunder.
Heart thumping, feet flying, blood screaming, terror riding, I can't let go.
No warren for refuge, no shelter or solace, keep going, keep going -- I go.
What does the Fox know of fear? the Rabbit can wonder.
He's thieving, beguiling, audaciously hunting, after hot blood he goes.
A red-coated horror, simple feet following a sharp nose -- He goes.
The Mother gave the children gifts, the Father gave them curses.
The Rabbit received Fleet-of-Foot and the Fox, Determined-Cunning.
Time and terror only end when someone stops running -- Keep running.
Herbicide Nightmare by EnigmaticWriterGirl, literature
Literature
Herbicide Nightmare
I am a stalk of ragweed, in an otherwise perfectly groomed lawn.
I see a bed of daisies, but I'll never get there, my roots stretch too far down.
By day I dream of flowerbeds, but my herbicide nightmare plagues the dark.
Ragweed can dream of flowers, but it'll never be a coveted bloom.