(a triolet in amphibrachic catalectic tetrameter)

Predators

The dark and the cold, they seem almost alive
They follow me where they are sure I must go
I try to evade them, for that I do strive
The dark and the cold, they seem almost alive
They pierce and they puncture like well-sharpened knives
They dig into flesh and deliver a blow
The dark and the cold, they seem almost alive
They follow me where they are sure I must go

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