Assassin in a tutu

Assassin in a Tutu

Padding and pawing
Each lithe step a choice
Carefully chosen
Perfectly placed
A graceful ballerina,
With a hunter’s precision.

A thirst for the kill:
A taut ready spring,
Nature’s vain huntress:
Gracefully lethal,
Assassin in a tutu.
Her favourite pastime sleep.

A ball of soft fur
Curled blanket of sleep
Languidly stalking:
Her half slit of sight;
Yellow blaze on black velvet;
Staring from her vantage point.


Becky Pain-Tolin