A solemn hunter sat alone
His weapon at the ready
He waited patiently in his boat
His eyes looking skyward for ducks to see
But on this day the heavens grew gray
And clouds collected in the skies
Where once birds flew and soared
The only flying things were flies
The mighty hunter felt a chill
He feared an impending storm
Thinking the worst he headed for shore
Knowing the weather was outside the norm
Momentarily he heard a familiar sound
It sounded like people talking
When he noticed the sound was from above
He hastened to shore and started walking
But he hadn’t traveled too far
When he was felled by a strange glowing beam
Though he tried to get up and run
He began to wonder if he was an actor in a dream
Then suddenly he was raised quite high
By a beast he’d never seen before
Clutched tightly between rows of teeth
He screamed as his skin did stretch and tore
Bleeding and listless he was carried for a while
Then haphazardly dropped upon the ground
When he tried to get up and flee
He was tackled, gagged, and bound
With a sudden smack his world went black
And all time just seemed to fade
When he did awake he looked around
And saw upon a table he was propped and laid
It was only then that the nightmare came
When he realized he was fowl for an alien race
For all around him laid human remains
Packaged neatly for some trip to space
His final thoughts were of the ducks
Those creatures he had hunted for many seasons
He now knew first hand about their terror and fear
For the hunter killed for his own selfish reasons
