Sonnet for a Deer

The sun sets down, today has come to pass,
The dimming light means barely can I see,
In peace I stand surrounded by tall grass,
I hear a sudden noise that makes me flee.

At such great haste I run across the ground,
With freedom of the open countryside,
I take flight away from the scary sound,
Bounding along the fields where I reside.

I jump over a ditch and stop to see,
The grass below is now an unlit road,
Separated from all my family,
A sound approaches I had not forebode.

I turn my head to look, stood frozen still,
I am blinded by the headlights - road-kill.

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