Night Calls

A little dark stuff

When the night hawk calls
 you awaken from a dreamless sleep
and loneliness screams right at you
then the spectres three stand in judgement on thee

Dragging you from your cosy bed
hoping and praying this is all inside your head
yet with fingers pointing you must do their will
for you stand accused
in a damp and stagnant court of hell

The first one stands
he screams your name
says you are the one to blame

To the rack he shouts
we will know the truth
and then you'll plead and beg

Cobwebs drift across my face
looming from this empty place
tears fall down upon the ground

the second one stands
and laughs out loud
"now lets see you dance" says he

Spectre three with black silk on head
looks a little sad to me
yet in his hand he holds my life
whats the crime?

HE STRANGLED HIS WIFE

 
upon your knees you will come to me or lose your head it's up to me
say your piece or take a bow















It wasn't me, I swear I'm innocent
it was the laughter I couldn't bear

as they all sat
and fell off their chairs

And I realised
the laughter that i heard
was coming from between my lips

Hahahahahahah!

Reviews

[Cynthia]

Oh, thats creepy plus a bit of scary, really, the picturee u choose sort of scar me off! Of course, I love the poem as well!!! It really, dark, and the laughter in the end of your poem makes it... like the feeling when you go to a haunted house!

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

maccabre and gripping ~intricate write with a tier of possible centers~

[Lilly]

Great write - interesting and a little creepy
Great ending

[xjust-for-me.x]

well this a bit different from your usual write but i liked it....good write.

[Nobody.]

Nice dark piece. creeped me out!
cheers!

[MiidniightSoul]

Amazing write here. So dark and very well written. I really liked the ending and the whole atmosphaire of the poem- just like a nightmare. The dark humor at the end was the best. Keep it up.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Whew glad i didn't read this last night when the lights went out, i believe I would have had nightmares! Well written poem!

[OT]

haha - I repeat - a "little dark" - this is nightmare stuff!!! but great in that macabre, eldritch kind of way!! very good!!! 3 in one day! ha

[Jūdan FyreHeart]

XD I like this. The emotion and images used to build the atmosphere before the twist and sweet ending.

[Inkcognito]

Crikey!!!..someone, switch a light on, PLEASE!