Gasping, panting, running she flies

through the trees and over branches

pushing her limits as she goes

knowing she can't stop

she can never stop

for if she does he'll be there

sharpening his talon-like claws

grinning wickedly as he drags her back

 

Her senses sharpen, dangerously so,

and she can see it, hear it

her freedom is close at hand

for at the edge of the tree line

as tempting as the sweets in a candy store

lies the sun peaking over the tree line

welcoming her with open arms

 

But she freezes, feels the cage slamming down on top of her

hears the agonized cries escape from her lips

and the voiced of triumph that burst from his sinister smirk

so close, yet so far

and as the sun shakes its head and denies it warmth

she fades into the shadows, unnoticed, unheard

as the darkness swallows her once again