A Hunter's Lament
I can't see straight
Blood in my eyes
Blinking doesn't help
The bandages are soaked
I can't smell anything
I'm so tired
My left hand's bent backwards
It's swollen
Probably broken
My breath is cold
It's not the air
It's the air in my lungs
It's crying below me
Whining
Begging
Growling weakly
Shut your mouth
Be quiet
You damned
Beast
("Are you a hunter?")
Voice
Behind me
Tentative
His gaze on my back
Hair on end
Tiny spiders
Growled at me
Shut your mouth
Filthy
Beast
("It's long dead. Leave it be.")
There's still blood falling on me
Dead
Why's it growling?
It's not moving
Not resisting
Hunter's voice
The furthest gone
Dirty blood
There's a beast here
Bastard
Deception
Beast
My arms itch
There's warm blood on them
My arms sting
So many damn spiders
On
In
My skin
I have to hunt. I have to hunt. I have to hunt. I have to hunt. I have to hunt. I have to hunt. I have to hunt. I have to hunt. I can only hunt.
("Beasts all over the shop.")
I have to hunt
I have to hunt
I have to hunt
I have to hunt
I have to hunt
I have to kill
You liar
You damned
Hunter.
("You'll be one of them… sooner or later.")
So cold
She was so cold
It killed her
I'll kill them
I'll hunt
Them all
My breath
So
Cold
Blood in my eyes
It's blood
Dead
Below me
I'll add his
("What are you- oh no.")
Damn thing
Spiders
In my head
Growing out
Of
My scalp
So cold
Metal copper
"What's that
smell?"
So
Sickening
"Oh, the sweet
blood."
"It
sings
to me."
So
Perfect
"Enough to
make a man
(Kill it)
sick."
So sick
My blood
His blood
I'll kill it
The hunt
Calls me
The hunt
Needs me
Damned
Sick
Filthy
Cursed
Dirty
Lying
Beast.
My prey's here
(Daddy, do you remember?)
So I
(Yes dear, I'll always remember)
Will
(D...a...d...d...y)
Hunt.