Vile Traps

So many times
I have written of Traps
of the laying of them
yes for they
are contraptions created
by man the unkind
the heartless
the souls in decay
leaving them
here there and everywhere
quietly they come
and then go
covering tracks
protecting their backs
and hoping
some creature will show

to my mind
they are not specific
its any soul that trundles by
as long as its living
and they have caught it
that’s all they need
for their high
that is their secret agenda
to maim and to ruddy well kill
to torture if they writhe
in agony
for them its a kind of a pill

they’re butchers
who get high on all of this stuff
and really they honestly
can’t get enough
and here we see
a pet cat caught in the mire
its agony must have been
extraordinarily dire
totally shocked by it
losing its blood
hearing the creaking
and feeling the thud

and her people will wonder
where did she go
why did she leave them
they want to know
was she knocked over
of course they will grieve
the trapper was ruthless
yes he did achieve
he got a cat
this time and we
look down on this soul
this dear sweet kitty
lost to the world
stolen away
by a man
you may know
a man in decay