Siggy and the man-pig thing

Inspired by Melvin Burgess's Bloodtide


He sat there,
his arms and
legs chained to
the wall by
his captors, as
he watched the
fat, overgrown,
repulsive thing
gobble up his
older brother,
making slurping
noises as it sucked
the warmth and
life out of him

He sat there
and watched, paralysed
with fear, as his
brother's life was
ended in only
a few seconds
which stretched
out into a
lifetime

He sat there
and watched as
this man-pig creature
discard his brother -
what was left of
him anyway - now
wearing a velvet
scarf around his
neck - evidence of
his enjoyment of
the meal

Rage swelled up
within him, but
it was soon
replaced by a
numbing feeling
and the thought
of "I'm next"
replayed itself in
his mind, chanted
like a mantra, as
he accepted his
inevitable fate