Off the Top of My Head: Part One (Story)

[Jay]

In an attempt to write something to catch my peer's eyes, I take in my surroundings and leave my tender heart to do the talking. So...
I start by waltzing silently into my backyard for I am the only soul stirring within my sheltered home at this dark hour. I see a wooden fence, broken and apparently carried by the wind some. Beyond it, I witness an innocent hare prancing across the grassy fields. I smile and continue to find my inspiration for a haiku poem I felt the need to compose. But suddenly, the hare leaps over the fallen fence followed by the vicious beast known as the coyote. Without a single flinch, I stare and watch the hare's life end right before me. I now have my first line...

Life, only so long...

I nearly laughed for the moment because the killing was so unexpected. But then stopped...for my ignorance led to my next two lines...
...to be continued