Dark Trophy
The merciless poacher
his larceny quells
Shooting wherever
the desperate dwell
Leaving to rot
what his vengeance can’t steal
Stalking and preying
the weakest revealed
Stirring up warnings
and ghosts from the past
Damning his nature
and future aghast
Hanging his conquests
on walls that defame
That last spot for him
— dark trophy of shame
(The New Room: December, 2025)
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Philosophical exploration of predation, morality, and consequence with personal undertones
Dense with interconnected ideas: poaching, vengeance, nature, shame, legacy compressed
Strongly negative: merciless, larceny, rot, damnation, shame, trophy of shame
Violent, kinetic language: shooting, stalking, preying, stirring, damning, hanging
8 lines; falls within 7-15 range
Rich metaphorical language: poacher as predator, walls as display, trophy, ghosts
Dramatic persona: poacher addressed indirectly; accusatory external judgment predominates
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