Monstrous roar

 

The monstrous roar

wakes me from my slumber.

Where am I? Feet sore.

Into darkness I aimlessly blunder.

My bed nowhere to be seen,

just this forest of dark green.

Roots tugging at my feet.

branches tearing at my arms.

piercing thorns ripping at skin.

Blood mixing

with the ground beneath.

 

Out of the corner of my eye

I spy a shadow creeping by.

Not an animal on the prowl

nor human from the sound of its growl.

I fixate my eyes in the direction seen,

but nothing I can glean

from between the trees

or through the gloom

of the fog under this cloud covered moon.

 

In the distance a dancing light shivers

as if scared of the night, it rises and withers,

it flickers and flutters.

This candle in window, framed by the shutters.

Log cabin in a clearing,

becomes clearer as I am nearing

but under the wind I am hearing

an unearthly mutter,

the splutter of creatures

that I should be fearing.

 

Nowhere to run.

I'm strapped in place,

trapped in this devilish embrace.

A wasp trapped in a jar,

I'm nowhere near home

and no idea how far.

The monstrous roar,

coming from deep inside,

seeps into every pore

and fear stops me in my stride.

 

I await my fate, its late

and there is nothing I can do to negotiate

but then as if someone was listening to my pleas,

the sun crosses the horizon

and the monster flees.

Scared of the light of day it seems.

 

 

 

 

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