Street life

Unafraid of the night

as if they own the street

they strut

under the street light

Stand at the edge of the park

deciding

if they’d done enough damage

for one night

Car lights approach

they flee

into the woods

lights recede

One doe

appears from shrubbery

tears off a last bite

calmly follows the herd

Under the street light

she struts

as if she owns the street

unafraid of the night

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