The big the small

The tiny the tall

Many have not seen

The lean mean killing machine

It hides in the dark

Indeed its bite is worse than its bark

Not a tiger nor lion

Not a cat or a bat

It doesn’t creep or crawl

Or glide or fall

It passes through body to body

Taking life after life after life

This deadly thing comes from an unknown abyss

It cannot be contained by a leash

It does not feed on flesh

Nor does it ever rest

It kills with little emotion but causes a great commotion

It has not razzled or dazzled

And it cannot be foreshadowed

For it has no feet

And can never be beat