An Abduction, by Amory McKeever

A silver falcon

faster than I've ever seen

Across the sky back and forth

Went south at first then went north

Came back and stopped above my head

a blast of light  felt cold and dead


I'm dragged across a dirty floor

like sand and seaweed

on a deserted shore

Their grip strangles around my neck

and pulled me into a darkened box

so tight that I could barely fit

Eventually my crate was opened

how long it was I forget

They injected me with chemicals

and shoved me down into a pit


Caged me up like an animal

where there were walls that I couldn't see

tunnels made of stars and stone

The only sounds were my screams

and I soon forgot the smell of home

Is this what happened to my friends

and all the others that went missing

Is this where they met their ends


Should I even count the days

since these unidentified kidnappers

Flew away with us like prey

They seem to come in many shapes

beings tall, short, fat and thin

I fear they'll get my family too

They watch me with a toothy grin

Sign says "Welcome to the Zoo"