Friday, 9 April 2010

poetry STILL OF THE NIGHT

STILL OF THE NIGHT

DISTANT ECHOES SILENCE FALLS

LOUD SCREAMS BUT NO ONE CALLS

MOONLIT SHADOWS UPON THE GROUND

MOVING SWIFTLY WITHOUT A SOUND

REFLECTION S IN WINDOWS CATCH YOUR EYE

STRANGERS STARE AS YOU PASS THEM BY

IN THE NIGHT SOUNDS ARE MUCH CLEARER

AS IF ON TOP OF YOU THEY ALWAYS SEEM NEARER

SENSES ON OVERTIME ACUTELY AWARE

WHAT WAS THAT? IS SOMEONE THERE?

LOOKING BACK OVER SHOULDER

CHILLED SPINE GETTING COLDER

TURNING CORNERS STILL LOOKING BACK

READY AND ABLE INCASE OF ATTACK

REMAIN CALM!! OR SHOULD I RUN?

WHY AFTER ME WHAT HAVE I DONE?

MIND PLAYING TRICKS, OUT OF CONTROL

ANXIETY BUILDS TAKING ITS TOLL

TEMPO RISES, HEART BEATS FASTER

IMMINENT DANGER NEARING DISASTER

UNEASY, UNCERTAIN!!! WHAT TO EXPECT?

ENDLESS THOUGHTS DISMISS, REJECT

NEARING HOME SAFETY INSIGHT

PORCH LIT DOORWAY WELCOMING LIGHT

KEY IN DOOR MOVING QUICKLY INSIDE

LIGHTS OFF PEEKING THROUGH CURTAINS HIDE

REMAINING STILL LOOK LEFT LOOK RIGHT

SPARED FOR NOW FROM MY PLIGHT

RESTFULL SLEEP WARM & SNUG UNDER THE COVER

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS YET TO DISCOVER

WHATEVER OUR PAST, PRESENT, OR FUTURE!! WRONG OR RIGHT

NOTHING IS CERTAIN IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT

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