That night

I woke up with a jerk at night 

as if someone pushed me .

It was so dark all around

 nothing I could see. 

I wondered if it was my wife ; 

who late into this night ,

decided to play a prank ;

and enjoy my sudden fright .

I could not feel her beside me

as I reached out to touch her

I called out to her softly

got silence as an answer

She must be hiding ; I thought ,

in the dark behind the door ,

that old favorite hiding spot ;

was not unknown any more ,

for often in such playful hours

of youthful loving spree ,

we had sought and caught each other ;

intentionally ,

hiding in that spot so common 

while playing  hide and seek ,

that even a child would never miss ;

to give that place a peek .

I kept on being very still ;

and lay as if asleep ,

and decided to wait until ; 

her cool she could not keep .

and when again she will tiptoe 

by my side to touch me

I would jump and give a shout

so suddenly

that she would be the one

to be scared out of her wits

and I will be the one

rolling in laughing fits .

No one came , not the slightest sound ,

of soft feet on the floor .

The clot of darkness remained still

just beside the door.

I had enough of waiting ,

she had carried it too far .

I planned to get down from the bed ,

to start looking for her .

Hardly a step I took when

on came the light

I heard her scream from behind me then

in horror and terrible fright .

I smiled at her new scare tactic ,

and turned around to face her ,

and put out the lights again ,

and lovingly embrace her  ,

but then I stopped ; for as I followed ;

her eyes fixed on the bed ,

just beside her  ; I was there ,

I was lying dead !!

Author's Note

:) just for fun .. those who have read me will find this very different from all my other writes .. please be honest about reviews .

Reviews

[Chris Smith Welshpoetcs]

Great rhyming poem and then comes the unseen end. Excellent my friend.

[Mauricio Montoya]

Great rhyme, great flow. It always good to try something different and here you did a great job in bringing this piece together.
Excellent write.

[Coyote Poetry]

I like this poem. You have done well with the poem of mystery and fear. The pace was perfect. Making the poem fun and entertaining to read. I like the ending. The story was outstanding in this poem. You have another skill. A writer of mystery.
Coyote

[typingaway]

Very good write!
Keep up the good work xox

[freelancejouster]

ah, this is VERY different from everything else you've written, and i quite like this. this is wonderful and the descriptions of how you play is adorable. ...why are there spaces between your lines and punctuation?

[Lily Mae]

Trying different styles is fun and you did a great job with this.. It was very chilling and kept us wondering.. I love it..xx

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Chills! Oh my goodness! This is fabulous!