Patient Predator

I'm watching you, little subbie.
Watching how you move.
How you carry yourself.
Getting ready to strike.

But don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you.
Not right away, anyway.
First I'm going to crawl inside your pretty little head.
Learn all the little ways to cripple your mind.
Make you helpless against my will.
Make you beg for it.

I'll learn what makes you nervous.
What makes you hesitate.
What makes your thoughts stumble and scatter.
I'll find every weakness you try to hide.
Every little tell that gives you away.
And I'll remember them all.

Because once I've learned how your mind works,
I'll know exactly how to unravel it.
Slowly.
Patiently.
One careful thread at a time.

Until you're waiting for me to strike.
Wondering when it will happen.
Wondering what I'll do.
And realizing far too late
that the hunt began the moment I noticed you.

But I'll warn you.
I like to play with my food.