RUN RUN RUN

RUN RUN RUN

A Poem by AJNJ
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But where will you run....?

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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  

© 2020 AJNJ


Author's Note

AJNJ
Past mistakes.....

All verses with 8-6-8-6 syllables

Happy Halloween 🎃 ❤

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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. 💛

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

AJNJ

4 Years Ago

Ms. Marina....what do I say, what gratitude i feel within 🤗 You've been such a great friend ever .. read more
Marina

4 Years Ago

An ocean! Very timely comment. Athens was hit with a tsunami this morning and the ocean swept throug.. read more
AJNJ

4 Years Ago

Awww.....Silly me! I hope you're safe, Ms. Marina. Please find a safe place at a height! Sending you.. read more



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This one is certainly appropriate for Halloween. The speaker seems to be coming from a space of terror, urging all to flee from aggressive monsters that are encroaching by many avenues. In the end, though, this horror story is about the staging area for most monsters, the human mind. The evil creatures come from within us; they are the memories of our past mistakes which we have never laid to rest. They live on because of the attention we give them. Deprive them of that attention, though, and they will die of starvation.

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

AJNJ

4 Years Ago

So true, sir. This poem is based on a blunder I made a long time ago at work and which caught up wit.. read more
Hello AJ. This reads like a recurring nightmare where you are trying to escape the enemy, but you are rooted. It is of course Halloween today as well. Watch out for those evil spirits. As for mistakes, yes we all make them and we have to accept that and do better next time. Another fine write from your talented pen.

Chris

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

AJNJ

4 Years Ago

We keep running running and never reaching anywhere! A true nightmare. Thanks a ton, Ms. Chris!
Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

You are welcome AJ.


Reminds me a lot of the archetypal dream poem we have about running and trying to escape ... but from what ... a great Halloween poem sir ..

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

AJNJ

4 Years Ago

Running away but my feet not moving is my greatest nightmare! Thank you so much for appreciating sir.. read more
Neville

4 Years Ago


that's the one.... I fear most of us have had that one ... and some more oft than others ..... read more
AJNJ

4 Years Ago

You too sir! And have a great weekend! :)
This is some of the best rhyme & rhythm that I've seen from you, very tight & expressive! I love the Jefferson Starship song "Run, Run, Run, Run Away!" (which is what I feel like doing half the time & why I write escapist poems!) I love how you tell a story in this poem that leads us to believe ghosts & goblins might be after us (since you posted this on Halloween, especially) but then the ending puts a whole different & serious slant on your message. Many of us are running from a lifetime of mistakes (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

AJNJ

4 Years Ago

Indeed Ms. Margie, some people spend a lifetime running away! Thanks a ton for appreciating this po.. read more
My past bloopers always get me in trouble. I run from them 24x7.This is a cool one AJNJ

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

AJNJ

4 Years Ago

Thanks a ton Ms. Tania!
My mistakes run and hide from me! I'm one scary cat. Nice poem AJ. I like the creepy idea behind it and the brisk way you executed it.

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

AJNJ

4 Years Ago

Thanks KittyKat! Can you please take mine too lol.
Difficult to outrun yourself.
Acceptance and self-forgiveness can put an end to this malignant marathon.
Admittedly, not easy.
An eerie, unsettling portrayal, AJ--so appropriate for the day.

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

AJNJ

4 Years Ago

Not easy at all but can be done...
Thank you sir...
perfect Halloween gathering of haunting memories and regrets...

if only I hadn't done all those things...I might be sleeping soundly, tonight....

j.

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

AJNJ

4 Years Ago

I feel the same. Thanks a ton sir!
Always remember as a kid sleeping at night then awaking to the animate objects in the room coming to life.
The jacket hanging up was always the monster chasing me. I suppose as humans we're always running from our mistakes, probably why we make so many. Probably why they give us January 1st to start the resolutions that end on the 2nd of January.

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

AJNJ

4 Years Ago

Resolutions are made to be broke and mistakes are made so we can go on running and stay so fit. Than.. read more
A very able and appropriate Halloween message in a bright, galloping rhyming ditty that is entertaining and witty!

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

AJNJ

4 Years Ago

Thanks a ton for appreciating this piece sir! 😊 Happy Halloween!

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