A/N: Written for the Mega Prompts challenge, writing prompts #058 – rondeau poetry.
the race through the night's tokyo
They are chased by horrors they can't face,
that make them run away in haste
or turn and fight a futile fight
which ends in an early dismissal of their ace.
They are chased
by hungry demons in the night
with razor sharp teeth to bite
down into brittle bone with all their might
and tear away flesh with lack of grace
before peeling away to show the white
of blood stained teeth in their jaw-space.
They are chased
by nightmares which make their hearts race
beyond the limits of their body, away from their plight
and towards the city's endless light.