A/N: Written for the Non-human characters boot camp, #050 – "Be who you want to be."
The Dark Creatures
8. Werewolves II
They were human
except on nights of the full moon.
They were
And yet it seemed no one could look at them
as one: as a human
who could live amongst other humans,
not a feral beast
who needed to be restrained by silver nooses
and a cage.
It wasn't fair; they could only lie and hide themselves
if they wanted to be
like that: like other, normal, humans.
Or they could choose the road of the beast
and forego their humanity: those other days
where they could live a normal life
except for whispered stares.
Few chose the road of a human: it was too hard
to bear those stares, easier to just rage,
just let loose, just let the heart break…
But those who truly wanted it
would not be denied.
