to glance behind

is to give in

he is unhinged

loosed from the binds of normalcy and deceit

he is hunting

hunting for a girl

he can almost smell her fear in the rain

and he knows what has to be done

it's her or me

and i won't let it be me

not tonight

he smiles at the anticipation

but then

a shift

she didn't run towards the town

where there were people she could turn him in to

places she could hide

his heart falters

the bloodlust draining away

she didn't go to turn him in

not even to avenge her friend

her footsteps lead out

into the woods

he is suddenly filled with a pulsing uncertainty

what will he do

when he finds her?

he drops to his knees in the mud

his head in his hands

and lets his heart whisper the truth

i love her

but not enough

to let her go

so he stands again and lets the emotions leak out of him

it's not enough

not enough to save you