Delicate Tendrils

Now, because you own , you possess

You have something that they can take

You remember how it was when you had nothing

You looked at the ones who had what you wanted

And you felt strong in your need

Brave in your limited surroundings

Righteous in your desires for something different

Contemptuous of those who had exactly what you wanted

You hated them because they looked weak and slightly scared

You circled the water hole and thought about closing in

Now you have it and you feel weak in your power to keep it

You feel desperate to make them see that you won't let them take it away

Because it's yours

You never had to justify yourself and your possessions before

I earned this

I worked hard for what I've got

I paid my dues

I deserve this

You say these things to yourself as the animals circle and wait

Shake your fists at the hyenas

Chase them away from your water hole

Justify

See them all differently...

Now you see that they all want something

They want exactly what you've got

You get some juice

Human becomes prey

Human gets scared

You figure out that you have to become hard to keep it yours

You have to be cruel

You have to kill them off just for looking

Leave the bodies by the water hole so the rest will see

Hang spent bullet cases from fishing line outside

All the windows of your house

Put up signs

Please break in

I would love the opportunity to kill you legally

Let the fear turn into desperate anger

Start seeing the differences in people

They all start looking suspicious

They all want

The need never stops

Out there, someone is always needing

Always hungry

Always looking at you

Checking your eyes for weakness

Zeroing in on the vein in your neck

As they circle the water hole

And close in