Sasq' Watcher by Kenneth Vincent Walker

Sasq’ Watcher

Crystalline puffs of breath

Frozen in midair. Scared

Shitless, lost in the vast

Wilderness in a surprise

Encounter. At the wrong

Place, at the wrong time,

Witnessing what would

Appear out of nowhere is

A most horrifying sight.

Blood curdling shrieks

As branches snap in half,

Red eyes reflecting back;

Stark darkness below, as

Menacing clouds pass a

Faltering moonglow; yet

Hidden, forbidden, now

Approaching with each

Thunderous step where

Parallel worlds collide, to

Intersect in alignment, to

A magnetic grid, amid the

Woodlands where Natives

Hunt for food. There is a

Portal harboring a hairy

Beast, somewhat human;

Yet, undeniably ape-like

In appearance, a hominid

From another dimension

Magically absorbed back

Through the portal as the

Dematerializing immortal.

Kenneth Vincent Walker is a "New Formalist" poet, spoken word artist, performer and author of Borderline Absurd (An Exercise in Rhyme and Reason), published by Poem Sugar Press/ Community Arts Ink, 2015. Originally from Buffalo, NY, and completing his higher education in Canada, Kenneth currently resides in South Central Pennsylvania where he performs his eclectic brand of poetry throughout the region along with his many published pieces in various literary journals, webzines and blogs. Also one of Kenneth's specialties is dark poetry and his podcasts may be accessed on Spotify.