he melts into obscurity, holds
knife close to his chest
have you eyed the devil
moments rational or crapulous
he slices
hearts from breast
kidneys laid bare
alluding to be one of us
licking lips savouring
the next victim that he hunts
misty early mornings
blackened night
in alleyways
deleterious his intent
he haunts the weak, the frail
exposing wounds, but not himself
eyes wide open, disemboweled
calculating lust and slaughter
heart beat quickens with his blade
popping sinews a surgeons skill
wets his appetite
obsession for the frightened
beware the devil you can’t see
he could be anyone you know
… even me
©jmtacken Feb 2014
Shared with Prompt 43 Supernatural Lust I chose serial killers.
Some people experience an amplified lust for life (some times it’s drug or mania-induced sometimes it comes from a more internal/innocuous source)
Hypersexuality, Zeus and his sexual conquests, Bacchanalia, Vampires and blood lust, The sick twisted lust of serial killers
Ramblings From A Mum 