Haunted

Heavy beating of the heart,

A pounding drum within my ear.

Shadows dance and mingle,

As they prey upon my fears.

 

Breathless frozen air,

Fills the room in a cold steam.

Whispers echo in the darkness,

Awaken when I need to dream.

 

Eerie feelings linger close,

Eyes stare in frightening glance.

Tormented by this undying soul,

A victim of a dead romance.

 

Crimson tears, lifeless regrets

In an unchangeable past.

My only hope for you,

May you rest in peace at last.

 

Author's Note

A bit of therapy for me, as upon my hospital return I recently had a suicide happen in my apartment building. This also was never meant to rhyme.

Reviews

[MandaBear]

Wonderful! Well done!! 100%

[Renée]

Great expressions Anna .. seems effortless !

[Tomi]

How Sad....the suicide. Beautiful Rendition of a sad event... Well done!

[Tarry Franck]

This is beautifully written. I know what it's like to go through a suicide but have realized what I have put my friends and family through. I needed to read this bec/these thoughts surface quite often due to an illness I battle daily. So sorry you had to deal with such a tragedy.

Heavy beating of the heart,
A pounding drum within my ear.
Shadows dance and mingle,
As they prey upon my fears.

That verse reached out to me!!!

[Enid Blake]

It is haunting indeed - an atmospheric piece :)

[Heromen Selena]

This is so sad. I can understand how you would want to write about something after what happened in your apartment building. This is a great poem. The torment a ghost must go through would be terrible. Again great job.

[Raven Starhawk]

Definitely loving the feel of this. As I read I picture a girl lost perhaps in a forest. It is dark, very dark and there is so much happening perhaps around her or just in her mind. Then as I draw closer to the end I confuse myself. >.< But aside from my confusion I enjoyed this because of the wordplay involved.

[Castonovia]

Haunting... very haunting and chilling indeed, *victim of a dead romance*, so sad when a person chooses suicide, thanks for sharing this emotional piece from the heart ;)

[Chris Taylor]

What an ethereal bit of poetry here. I do like the rhyme scheme, even if you din't mean it to.
Great post.