Deerslayer - Daniel Rossen

I heard a shot in the woods today

Well are you here?

You loomed so large but you easily

Disappear

For another weekend wiled away

In the open air

So far from your reach

But you just can’t be satisfied

I know what you seek

See that darkness in your eyes

These woods belong to the trigger man

He guards his turf

He stands his ground while the fallen stag

Thuds on the earth

He drags him home and he pins him up

Above the hearth

I know that you’re bright

You’re too focused on yourself

If half the world was light

And the other half turned off