Not human

Like a shadow you were always there 
Tirelessly chasing 
Touching, merely grazing 
At the ends of my hair 

But I catch you in the corner of my eye 
When traffic whisks me by 
When glass catches light 
When water breaks face 
When I look in the mirror at night  
Something not human 

But one of these days 
I’ll strip you off of secrecy 
See you naked as you are
With your fangs and indecency  
With nowhere to run 

But you grew bigger and bigger 
Back hunching, mouth drooling
Hissing always, “pull the trigger”
Your spit pooling 
Fingers not as much brushing 
More strangling 
Nor trailing me, but crushing 
Until my feet were dangling