The Bat's Ballet

Hanging around, waiting on darkness to rise Our meal awaits, it’s quantity, not size Shadows unfurl, we’re the lords of the gloom Silent assassins beneath a bloodless moon Don’t run, don’t hide, Enjoy the show, as we ride The winds of night, a blackened spree Claws of fate, we’re breaking free Our flight, erratic, darting, acrobatic Sonar screams through the void ecstatic Wings slice the air, a dance with death’s design Insects fall, their doom entwined with mine We eliminate pests, a flavor-filled fest Devouring plagues, we never rest Misjudged, maligned, feared by the blind A gift to the earth, yet scorn’s all we find Guardians of the dusk, cursed by trembling cries See the truth unfold in our piercing eyes Through treetops we twist, a chaotic ballet Fools clutch their dread, as we steal breath away A favor unseen, we purge what you despise Bats of the abyss, under starless skies