You Were In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time

I walked silently,
you followed in my midst.
Watching, waiting.
For the perfect time to pounce,
just like the panther you are.
When you pounced on me,
I screamed for help.
No one ever came.
I gave up,
and went peacefully.

I let you bound my hands,
I did not resist.
I do not want to die
so I listened to your every command.
You laughed in my face
"Why are you hurting me?"
You snickered and sneered,
"Because my dear,
you were in the wrong place at the wrong time"

That night,
I spoke my last words.
You slit my throat,
although I begged and pleaded.
You dumped my body in the river,
and now I sleep with the fishes.