7.2.24

The Killing Floor

You've fallen into the Killing Floor now

The bad news is, that means your life will soon be over

The worse news is, it might not been as soon as you'd like

Your killer is not one you can possibly outsmart or defeat

The Killing Floor itself makes escape impossible because the walls are too high and there is nowhere to hide

Your murderer is what Gavin deBecker called a Process Predator

None of the specifics of your personality or nuance of your appearance matter to them

There is nothing you can say or scream out that will change their mind

(The screams excite them)

And it is the prolonged thrill of the hunt and slay that is their whole goal

I feel for you, though we are on opposite sides of this war

I side with your killer, though their cruelty disturbs me

Hopefully it will be quick for you, as painless as possible

I hope so

I'll give you a burial at sea, 

and in that moment at least one god will notice you

And then, like in that poem about children in a war zone

I hope when the game is over you get to start a new life

And then your killer will slink away, satisfied, proud even

And go to sleep beside her god

Making soft humming sounds to express her joy

Purring.