By BLAINE ROCHE
Staff Writer
One,
Watch it come.
Two,
She longs for you.
Three,
Just up the tree.
Four,
It scratches your door.
Five,
Mind like a hive.
Six,
Eyes like candle wicks.
Seven,
All covered in lichen.
Eight,
Skin black as slate.
Nine,
Hunted like a swine.