It came to me like snails come to gardens: ready to consume.

It has one goal just like the snails do.

To eat

To eat anything in its path

It didn’t matter how big or small

Red or green

Pretty or mean

It came to me like the snails to gardens

It wasn’t going to stop until it’s belly was full

It didn’t matter how big or small I was

It slowly consumed me like a snail in a garden

It ate until I was nearly gone

Withered and broken

No longer tall