Startled ears
burst sleep wide open
absorb
merest leaf drops
thumping heart
coursing blood
Intense
hyper brain
listens
juggles, categorises
filters, screens
extraneous
backdrop
Eyes strain
search light
seek the unfamiliar
scan
beyond the camp
through the trees
dense bush
ssshhhh
Hear nothing but clouds
slipping quietly by
half a moon
half light
half gloom
Poised on adrenaline
high alert
half paused
half screaming
fear bites
identifying grizzly sounds
intense
in tents