The Darkest Forest

the dark will not hurt you

Follow me quietly into the darkness
towards the mysterious shadows lurking in the distance,
but do not make a sound.

Tiptoe as lightly as a ballerina
who has no weight upon her footsteps,
then they will not hear your presence.

Ignore the tree branches breaking off,
it is just a warning of the spirits anger
when it feels a trespasser is near.

Do not listen to the whistles of the wind
that echo eerily into your ears as you walk,
it is whispering messages from spirits way beyond.

Be careful where you place your feet
because in one sharp instant it can appear
and drag you below the concrete ground.

The fierce growling and heavy panting will go
just as soon as it has feasted upon your fear
and swallowed down your soul.

Let your eyes shed no worried tears,
for like a shark to crimson blood
he will seek you faster than you can blink.

In fact it's safer if you just don't breathe
because after all, a human soul that does not breathe
has no life at all.

Author's Note

just. don't. breath.