Autumn Sun

a succubus on the hunt, preparing for winter // a poem

This is a sequel to a poem I wrote this summer, “I’ll Consume You (Tease)”, linked here.

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Crescendo!
Cracking through the murky clouds 
A landscape awash in colors
Trees orange, yellow, green, red

The grass is dying 
I can see snow on the mountaintops in the distance 
The world is turning itself 
Soon everything will ease into ice,
preserved until the May sun comes back to thaw us

Before that, I have work to do. 

I've been lingering in the woods around your house
Watching with the birds 
Sniffing with the coyotes 
I wrote your name on my body in red ink seven times 
Why haven't you returned my calls? 

I built trust with your cat 
She showed me how to climb the fence
I can see you inside, through the blinds
I smeared my menstrual blood on your back door 
Now I'm waiting
Breathing into your A/C machine

That night I lured you in the alley 
Big, brave boy - your teeth
on my neck - my claws
in your scalp
so close to ripping you open,
only for you to smile and walk away

You are foolish for teasing me.
I'm tired of imagining you, and remembering you 
I'm going to steal pieces of you and take them with me.
You're more than just a fantasy
You're a meal, and I am starving.