RUN RUN RUN

But where will you run....?

Run run from them that follow you

They shadow you unseen

Run run from them that come for you

Things faceless, unforeseen

Run run, they roll in with the fog

The stench of doom they bring

Their leprous lips murmur your name

They drool and flap their wings

Run run far off, they wait for you

Watching you writhe in sleep

Their evil breathes inside your walls

And through your door it seeps

Run run for life,  lest they claim you

The monsters that you make

The corpses hanging in your room

They are your past mistakes  

Author's Note

Past mistakes.....

All verses with 8-6-8-6 syllables

Happy Halloween 🎃 ❤

Reviews

[Marina]

Great write, AJNJ! I believe your poem status line says so much.....when our past mistakes and regrets haunt our lives, just where can we run to? There is no place to run to and hide from the ghosts of our past. I think the best we can do is make peace within ourselves and try and shut out the clanking chains of such ghosts; we can't change the past but we can determine our future. This is a very timely, spooky poem, very fitting for Halloween but also being so much more than just that; it being a very relevant question of our lives and how we live with the mistakes we have made. You have addressed this moral question in a very creative way and in flawless structural poesy. An excellent read and write. 💛

[AJNJ]

Ms. Marina....what do I say, what gratitude i feel within 🤗 You've been such a great friend ever since you joined. Thank you for encouraging my efforts always. Thanks a ton and an ocean! You're as awesome as you are beautiful! Happy Halloween 🎃🌹

[Marina]

An ocean! Very timely comment. Athens was hit with a tsunami this morning and the ocean swept through. Literally!

[AJNJ]

Awww.....Silly me! I hope you're safe, Ms. Marina. Please find a safe place at a height! Sending you loads of safety vibes! 🙋‍♂️

[Pete]

we can run but we can't hide. we must learn to accept our past mistakes. an uncomfortable but clever write. well said ... :)

[Ayvid N]

An era has passed since you wrote this and now you have run away from the cafe spotlight. What a tiger you were once but I guess too good to be on such sights. Nothing can do justice to you and your talent.

[AJNJ]

Thank you Ms. Divya. If I have you and your affection then I need nothing more.😎

[Ayvid N]

You certainly and most absolutely have it. Welcome always AJ.

[Nix is typing...]

Great write, AJ!!! I love your abstract way of describing the skeletons in the person's closet. I have a few too many myself, Lol. So colorfully written!!!

10000000/100

Nix ❤️️

[AJNJ]

I am floored by such fantastic feedback! Thanks a ton lovely Ms. Nix :)))))))

[Nix is typing...]

You're very welcome, AJ 😊😊😊

[Pennywriter]

I really enjoyed this spooky Halloween poem. Halloween is indeed a time for fear and whatever monster you can dig out. A timely writing. Just don't forget the dead...they might return to prove their existence in the other world...

[AJNJ]

I'm waiting to interview them about my prospects on the other side lol. How have you been dear sir? Thanks a ton for the great review :)

[Pennywriter]

I am doing fine. Keeping very busy. Just like all of us poets...

[Robert Trakofler]

LOL i barely have any room left in my room for all of the specters... Run I can barely get off the sofa

[AJNJ]

Hahaha! I like that sir. Thanks a ton for looking in!~

[poetgurl]

Oh WOW!! I love this, love your last stanza the most.
Love how you explained the past... so true

[AJNJ]

Thank you very much for stopping by, Ang-X!

[Ankita Dwivedi]

You scared me ..lol . i am a ghost myself but a friendly one so i too wanna run ..
nice one it is .
:)

[AJNJ]

Hi Ankita! Where have you been? Indeed ghosting on all of us! .used you around. Have you you written anything new. Do share. Thanks a ton for liking this piece. :)

[Ankita Dwivedi]

Hey there ! I have been kinda stuck ..i am a trouble person i suppose .lol... missed being here ..your welcome though ..and i have posted something new yeah .. u can go check ..read the latest ..i need criticism on that one it's my first story lol ..how hae you been ?

[Vertigo Cat1111]

This is great! And quite scary, just as scary as running from our mistakes! Our regrets are one of the most painful and haunting things, and while this fit for Halloween, you wrote something much scarier than just vampire and zombies. Something must more honest and truthful. This fits with any fears we have, and I loved that very much about it. Each word you picked fit so well, and it made it all the better.

[AJNJ]

Our mistakes become ogres and follow us sometimes. This is very real and happened to me dear Colacat. Thanks a ton for the insightful comments.

[Vertigo Cat1111]

It was my pleasure, and I hope you’re doing well!

[Dave Brown]

WWHHHHOOOOOOOOHHHHHOOOOOOAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhwwwwwaaaaeeee
scary!!!!!!!!!!

[AJNJ]

I aim scare you more dear sir! Wait....I am commmmmiiiinnngggg!

[Fran Marie]

nothing more scarier
than those demons
haunting and setting
up house in our minds
making their dark presence
ever known , not letting
you forget any and all past
transgressions..making
us live them again and
and again ..and we can
never run away however
hard w e try..

nice w ork AJ

[AJNJ]

Indeed, they make us live them again and go through through those horrors again and again. Thanks a ton for putting it so beautifully, Ms. Fran.

[Fran Marie]

you re so vey
welcome;