I see them sitting on the couch.
They're soft and unfocused.
I stare.
Eyeing every movement, every breath. Inside of me, every cell is
A L I V E
P E R C H E D
A T T H E E D G E
P R E P A R E D
F O C U S E D
I smell every subtle scent, feel every shift in cells surrounding me, taste the target.
If I were a football lineman the quarterback would taste grass, hands still holding the ball. Basketball: my shots would sift through the net. Painter: the line would flow, no pause. Piano: the keys are my fingers.
I am one with everything.
And I am ready.
POUNCE!!
I feel the screams of terror before they reach my ears.
"MOM!! You scared the crap out of me!! What the HECK?!! Go AWAY! You need to run or something!
I stalk away.
I've won.
Again.
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