Thursday, 27 March 2025

Dark forests of fear

 


Have you ever felt

the onrushing doom?

The crushing feeling

when darkness looms.

The sky dims

like an eclipse,

as the sun hides away

behind the moon,

fearing for the beast

that sits

just out of view.

 

Like a switch being flicked

fear often flips with Déjà vu.

You feel like you have been through

this same storyline over and over

and worryingly

it has never gone well for you.

The beast lurks on this pathway

snaking through

this forest that you walk into.

The beast circles you.

Staying out of view.

Like a hunter

playing with its food.

 

Have you ever felt terror?

Real terror,

it bursts apart

your heart

with each beat,

it makes your legs wobbly and weak.

Fear leaks over everything you see.

Shadows become faces

grinning maniacally.

Memories of hard days.

Tree branches stab at you.

Roots grab your feet

like zombies clawing

through the grave,

to pull you closer still

before going in for the kill.

 

As the forest gets darker,

the sounds grow louder.

Screeching and scurrying,

your mind caught in a whirlpool

of worry and

self-preservation.

You see light on the horizon.

But to get there

you have to walk on.

Still shaking. Still fearing.

Heart still aching

from beating too hard.

You wish you had

a get out of jail free card,

or hadn't read horror stories

until they were

engrained into your head.

You wish you were home in bed.

Instead of walking

this lonely pathway of dread.

 

 




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