Corpse

A Poem by Tara

Zombie Poem, seen as the world's gonna end and all...

I know that you're beneath me
Beneath my feet
A rotting corpse
Deceased
A carcass
Departed
And yet
Here you stand before me
Skin peeling
Teeth crumbling
Body decaying
Seemingly alive
And yet dead
For seconds I stare
Before fear kicks in
I take a step back
This seems to be your cue
You run forward
Arms outstretched
Mouth agape
Your clothes stained
Blood covering your face
And hands
Your nails worn down
From digging at the earth
I hear a scream
Before I realise it is mine
I start to run
I hear your heavy footfalls behind me
My steady, yet scared breathing
Near your ragged, uneven breath
My heart is pumping
Something yours hasn't done in many years
Sweat is pouring down my face
While it is blood pouring down yours
I vault a fence
I hear a grunt
I turn and see you tangled in the barbed wire
Before you tug free
Leaving parts of your arms
And torso behind
I trip
You descend
I see your face closing in
No recognition
Of the person I once knew
Your mind is corrupted
You are hungry
Carnivorous
Craving and eager
Ravenous
I knew I must die one day
Be taken
Perish
But I never though it would be like this
Seeing your barely alive
Remains
Hovering over me
I died without a sound
Only to awaken
With one thing on my mind
Food
Hunger
Flesh

Human Flesh