The Lion Shield

Written for a contest:

Facing up to you
my prey; driven by my thirst
for blood and pain.

Pulsing, exceeding
the normal rate of a heart
tracking your scent.

Killing is my cacoethes
and I relinquish in your fear.
You hide behind a frightful light;
I welcome what I see.
Your weakness, I pity
I raise my shield.

The impuissance you're exerting
Means little to me
With this lion shield I hold in front of me
I have no shame; no guilt.

Facing up to you
my prey; driven by my thirst
for blood and pain.

Pulsing, exceeding
the normal rate of a heart
tracking your scent.

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This won't be to everyones taste, I'm sure :D