The Stranger

Fear crawls on her belly
out of the current of ignorance
and through the shadows of doubt
with a knife clutched in her teeth.

Just like in the movies,
she is stronger than you expect,
silently plotting her way
into the peaceful life

you hoped
to find in a small,
yet cheerful, cottage of comfort.

Breathe through the discovery
that she is right there with you
and closer than you could have ever
imagined.