Brutal Revenge

We had a prompt in my writing class. FEAR. Thought i would publish the poem for review. thanks for reading!

My hearted pounds in my chest,

As those heavy steps thud through my house,

I knew this would happen,

I knew I’d be found.

But I’d hoped it wouldn’t be so soon.

 

I hide in the dark,

Fearing I’d be found,

Fearing I’d feel your rough touch on me again.

I should’ve known you’d come back for your revenge.

But I’d prayed it wouldn’t come this way.

 

I flinch as your steps grow louder,

The scars begin to burn in brutal remembrance,

Never letting me forget the horrors.

Never letting the fear fade away.

I had only hoped the burning would stay away.

 

I watch as your shadow appears,

Peeking threateningly beneath the door.

I imagine your cold hands reaching for the handle,

Imagine your pleasure at finding me here.

I pray your cruel pleasure does not come too soon.

 

I listen as your feet tread softly away,

And sigh quietly in relief.

But the relief is quickly replaced with terror,

A horrible terror I’d never before felt,

For your towering form now looms over me.

 

You laugh at my terrified demeanor,

And snarl at my shaking body.

You wave that blade in my face,

That horrible, all too familiar blade.

You act completely over joyed your revenge can be found so soon.

 

You watch and let me cower a moment,

Basking in the fear you cause in me.

Dwelling in your moment of revenge.

But when your pride is fully satisfied,

You drag me away back to my nightmares.

 

I scream and cry,

Begging for forgiveness and mercy.

Begging for a chance,

Begging for a quick ending.

Screaming in all the fear that surrounds me.

 

But you find no amusement in my sputtering self.

You find no reason to just let my nightmare end.

Instead you take me away,

Back to the place of my horrors.

You drag me back to that living hell.

 

I beg loudly and plead for mercy,

But you only mutter cruelly,

“You knew that this would happen.

You knew that I would find you,”

yes, I had just hoped it wouldn’t be so soon.

Author's Note

It is kind of long because of the word min. in my class

Reviews

[Deanna]

I liked it, scary.