BEWARE LEST YOU LOSE THE SUBSTANCE GRASPING AT THE SHADOWS

BEWARE LEST YOU LOSE THE SUBSTANCE GRASPING AT THE SHADOWS

Beware  where you roam

ENTER IF YOU DARE

Wary shadows

Riders of darkness

Enter at your peril

Long ago darkness

Embracing all who come near

Shadows so dark

Taking the innocent souls

Young ones bravely enter

Oh the dark fears

Under the queen of darkness

Loss of innocence

Oh how darkness swallows

Under the cover

Lulling innocent souls into a false sense of security

Oh feel the power hear the cries

Soul of darkness grabbing innocent souls

Embracing there souls

Taking them deep in the darkness

Having the innocence to their queen

ENTER IF YOU DARE

So beware

Under the allure of darkness

Bewitching the innocent

Shadow riders in black  riding the darkness

Taking all that near  to nightmarish places

A power so dark

Never ending  cries no escape

Can you feel the power

ENTER THIS PLACE IF YOU DARE

Grabbing the innocent

Riders of darkness

A powerful force

Soul takers

Pulling those who dare

Into the nightmare

No escape

Glowing red eyes and fire 

All that enter

Taken to the dark queen

Shadow riders there steeds of fire

Having dark missions

Alluring they are

Dragons of darkness are their steeds

Overwhelming darkness

Wanders of innocence lost

Allen Hollandsworth

©7/13/09

Author's Note

This one gave me nightmares for 3 nights

Reviews

[Helen Woodward]

You need not be in fear of darkness, not if you have faith in God because if you do, you are protected from evil always. I don't know what the fascination with darkness is about, but personally I would rather walk in the light, it is much more pleasant and safer.
You have crafted this well in the writing though...

Blessssssssssssss

[vlar]

nice i love the dark arts in this poem that you created here write more

[Jacques]

i really enjoyed - one of my favourites which you've wrote - it is Nightmarish