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Isolated For Slaughter by vcume(f): 6:14pm On Apr 15, 2015
From afar off
The enemy lying in wait
Spots its prey and earmarks it for a kill
Prowling in the shadows
Poised, ready
to pounce and devour.The rabbit in her vulnerability and innocence
Prances here and there
Unknown, unaware of danger ahead
Confused, defenseless
in a bid to escape
Scampers and scuttles
down the borough to safety,
but discovers
a snare is laid.

The predator in his cunning craftiness
Lures out its prey.
At the mercy of its captor
falls victim and is brought down.



At the draw of its last breath
There is calmness in its eyes.
So is the downfall of valiant and mighty men.

N:B post comments on what you think this poem is talking about.

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Re: Isolated For Slaughter by theunusualmoon(m): 7:55pm On Apr 15, 2015
Betrayal ?
Re: Isolated For Slaughter by africanchoice(m): 11:11pm On Apr 15, 2015
i think is betrayer,ds lines goes like ds

The predator in his cunning craftiness
Lures out its prey.
At the mercy of its captor
falls victim and is brought down.
Re: Isolated For Slaughter by sage1000: 12:26am On Apr 16, 2015
vcume:
From afar off
The rabbit in her vulnerability and innocence
Prances here and there
Unknown, unaware of danger ahead

This suggests naivety and the female gender assigned and the animal used to represent it makes me think of the standard cliche of an innocent girl.

This part
vcume:
From afar off
The enemy lying in wait
Spots its prey and earmarks it for a kill
Prowling in the shadows
Poised, ready
to pounce and devour.

and this part

vcume:

The predator in his cunning craftiness
Lures out its prey.
At the mercy of its captor
falls victim and is brought down.
also features the standard cliche of the male player.

So on the surface level it appears to be talking about an innocent girl falling for the wiles of the man.

The last part though does not fit in with this and the analogy falls apart. From that part it is supposed to be about the downfall of mighty and valiant men but the rabbit is neither mighty or valiant so I guess that it talks about naivety and gullibility on a general level and how it brings about one's downfall at the hands of enemies.

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