To me you were a bat
Like any other bat

The thought of flight
Across the moon
Cold air beneath imagined wings
A fancy of what sound can see
Un-thought-of on your own

To you I was a monster
Like any other monster
Straight moving, slow,
Never a danger
On the ground

No need of me
No fear of you
Nor need nor fear
Of you or me

And now to me there is
The sound of a wing
That is different
From all other wings

My heart leaps still
At the thought of it
It calls to me
From every creak

Or pop or whisper or
Nothing at all. Bats
Live long enough you
May remember me when
I'm gone. I hope not

I mine my nightmares
Show them as trophies
Sing hymns to dread
I have been blessed

If
You tell no tales
Of fear for fun
Forget me, please

To me, you are unique,
You have
Un-tamed me
With a touch