The Hat-man and Mask-Bearer, Part Two

The Hat-man and Mask-Bearer, Part Two

A Poem by Kenneth Stephen Goodpaster

I stood nude except a tie
Askew and a weeping blue,
Reserved but certainly not shy
Observing the terrifying two.
To my body my hands are fused
While my feet are crudely pinned down
As a malevolent cat is roused
Escaping hat-man’s mouth unsound. 
Slithering, it claws to my leg
As the mask-bearer’s vile laugh echoes
Calling forth my hopeless dirge-beg,
 Quickly turning into frantic bellows.
The feline with deformed hind strut
Scrambles frantically up my calf
To vigorously rip and tear my gut
Spilling entrails over the open carafe. 
Without hesitation, the cat devours
Whilst I cry, urinating all over
And the hat-man makes angry glowers
Over the shedding of many red clover. 
I howl and dispel bloody tears
As I liberate my puny limbs.
The loathsome laughter slowly clears
As the mask-bearer’s figure dims.
I withdraw from tear soaked pillow 
Whilst laying in a urine stain.
Finding a night light, I billow
Intently, with sleep to constrain.
With dim light, I scratch my forearm
With child’s toy, focused on self-harm
Evoking mask-bearer and hat-man’s charm.

© 2013 Kenneth Stephen Goodpaster


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Added on May 6, 2013
Last Updated on May 6, 2013
Tags: Fear, Horror, Mask, hat, nightmare, night terror, scary