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A swirling madness
Concealed by a calm surface
Threatens to devour her

She does not see

Her eyes are mislead
By the misleading tranquility
Of the contemptuous sky

So flauntingly high
So loftily superior
So exquisitely unattainable

Now found so close
So attainable
A hand’s reach away

She refuses to look
Beneath it’s reflection in the water

She can not see the monster

He waits quietly
Patiently
To devour her

She draws nearer
He begins to lose patience
Excited by her nearness

She draws nearer

The sky disguises the turbulence
Of the monster’s excitement
As its prey draws near

“Closer, closer”
He whispers

“What sound is that?”
She wonders
A sense of unease creeps tentatively along her spine

“Closer, closer”
He whispers

She gazes, still from afar, upon the water

A ripple
Breaks the
Surface

A momentary flaw in the sky’s perfect reflection

“Oh!”
She gasps
And backs away

More cautious now
Her curiosity draws her nearer

And the sun appears
From it’s hiding among the tall oaks
And the perfect orb is reflected in the water

“Oh!”
She gasps
And draws a little nearer

Mesmerized by the light
She extends a hand
Towards the water

“Ha!”
Laughs the monster

And she hears…

Too late