Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood

A Poem by Eric Cox
"

A dark fairy tale.

"

It was very late one spring day

the Big Bad Wolf was hungry for prey

he roamed the forest and found a home

he would devour the one inside to the bone

the door was not locked so he walked right in

Grandma screamed as he gave a fanged grin

she moved towards the gun over the fireplace

but the wolf was too quick and stopped her mid pace

he bit into her shoulder and she passed out from the pain

then he heard someone in the distance calling her name

he bound Grandma’s hands with his belt very quickly

and put his bandana over her mouth tightly

then he put her in a closet and closed the front door

and disguised himself with some of Grandma’s clothes from a drawer

Red Riding Hood knocked on the door and called out: “Granny”

the Big Bad Wolf answered: “Come in” disguising his voice slyly

Red Riding Hood entered and knew things were not at all right

Grandma’s face was all furry and a muzzle was in sight

she said: “My, you have fur on your face, and a muzzle too”

the Big Bad Wolf said: “The fur keeps me warm, and the muzzle helps me chew”

Red Riding Hood said: “Grandma, your voice is a bit coarse”

the Big Bad Wolf said: “My dear, a sore throat is the source”

Red Riding Hood said: “Grandma, why does evil shine in your eyes”

the Big Bad Wolf said: “Because I’d love to hear your tortured cries”

then he lunged at her as she turned to flee outside

he took her down and she painfully cried

she looked at him with her eyes solid white

the full moon had risen as the day turned to night

she changed into a wolf much bigger than he

her sharp fangs tore chunks from his body

her Grandma broke through the closet door

she was also a wolf and violently tore

a tasty, bloody, meaty treat was known

the Big Bad Wolf was devoured to the bone.

 


© 2010 Eric Cox


Author's Note

Eric Cox
I wrote this for a contest.

My Review

Would you like to review this Poem?
Login | Register




Featured Review

lol. i enjoyed this. i was laughing through the poem. although im not sure why. i thought that the ending was very unusual with a twist of its own that was very weird but yet addicting. i loved reading this and seeing that red riding hood wins the fight with the big bad wolf. awesome that u could come up with this.
-deadly healer

Posted 13 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.




Reviews

What a powerful rhythm and rhyme that beats sound and solid like a drum! Your twists and turns were perfect to bring an ancient tale to fresh, new life in that dark, devouring place...

Posted 12 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

lol. i enjoyed this. i was laughing through the poem. although im not sure why. i thought that the ending was very unusual with a twist of its own that was very weird but yet addicting. i loved reading this and seeing that red riding hood wins the fight with the big bad wolf. awesome that u could come up with this.
-deadly healer

Posted 13 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Nice twist on an old yarn. The brother's Grimm and H.P. Lovecraft would be proud.

Posted 14 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

A blood and gore version of Little Red Riding Hood. Very cleverly written and this shows you have an excellent imagination.

Posted 14 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

I liked this. It was funny to me. Thanks for sharing. :)

Posted 14 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Glad the big bad wolf got his come upence, as we say here in the hills.
Great little twist on the scary bedtime story.

Posted 14 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Wow, this is fantastic. Really creative. It flows really nicely. Great job.

Posted 14 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

I liked this. I don't review much poetry, as I do not write it and have no idea how to actually critique it, but I do enjoy it on occasion. And I liked this. Nice work.

Posted 14 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Hah, Nice! Love the ending. Fantastic! :D

Posted 14 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

I like it. You have a lot of originality in your writing style that makes reading your work interesting.

Posted 14 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.


First Page first
Previous Page prev
1
Share This
Email
Facebook
Twitter
Request Read Request
Add to Library My Library
Subscribe Subscribe


Stats

1080 Views
17 Reviews
Rating
Shelved in 1 Library
Added on March 28, 2010
Last Updated on March 28, 2010
Tags: werewolf, werewolves, Little Red Riding Hood, fairytales

Author

Eric Cox
Eric Cox

Hollow Woods, OR



About
I've been writing since 1984. I write poems, stories, lyrics & string haikus in a variety of genres: Horror, Nature, Inspirational, Comedy, Sexual, etc... Variety is what you will find here. Copy.. more..

Writing
Two Forever Two Forever

A Poem by Eric Cox



Related Writing

People who liked this story also liked..