June 11, 2023
‘I'm always looking over my shoulder,' said the small girl,
'...looking for bad things I might have missed,
'...watching for things that need fixing,
'in case they get in the way,
'or stop me,
'or hurt me.'

(Pause.)

'I'm a threat hunter, and a good one,' said the small girl.
'I can spot a threat, just like that.
'Sometimes, I see threats no-one else sees
'and I think how grateful people must be,
'to me,
'for that.'

(Pause.)

'I've trained myself,' said the small girl.
'I focus on where threats live,
'on the company they keep,
'on how they look,
'on where they've been,
'and where they go.'

(Pause.)

'Still...' the small girl sighed.
'Threat hunting can be quite tiring.
'Just lately I've been wondering
'if I should let the threats be,
‘and see what else there might be...
'to see.'

(Pause.)

'Like me!' said the dishevelled little owl.