Lycanthropy. by Linda Imbler

The moon waxes and night falls, as does his mood.

The transition begins with the first sip of moonshine,

the gentle nature of her snuggle bunny transforms,

it devolves quickly from subtle to noisy.

Words now have teeth,

spoken from behind fangs that bite with brutish nips.

His howling and growling

snarling, roaring beast emerges,

he beats his chest and pounces.

Claws as hands, once gentle,

twist arms and hair and her gut.

Emotions bounce off walls and she follows.

Confusion reigns and the animal stink

of both prey and predator grows stronger,

as she learns to fear the rising of the moon

and the raising of the bottle.

Linda Imbler is an internationally published poet.  Her poetry collections include “Big Questions, Little Sleep,”  “Lost and Found,” and “The Sea’s Secret Song.”   She is a Kansas-based Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net Nominee.  Linda’s poetry and a listing of publications can be found at lindaspoetryblog.blogspot.com.