'THE HUNT', by John Grey

'THE HUNT', by John Grey

On the hunt, your father tells you,the rifle is your only friend.In his presence, you pretend to love it.It’s what he wants of you,to join his secret cult of death.You’re hunched down in damp brush,darkened by the woods around you.His eyes and ears are piquedlike the creatures he is there to shoot.You pray silently for all forest animals.In your father’s heavy breath,you hear a desperation to pull that trigger,to justify this time in purgatory,s…