GOTHICA Poem by Phil Roberts
Come here and listen to me
There are ugly deep shadows Where things could be leering Snarling and hungry Heavy and threatening Damned in the wriggling damp The age dripping damp Where dead leaves rot and fatten the earth Come close and listen to me Don't go down there No, don't go down there They're doing strange things in the dark You shouldn't have come to the park On your own Don't go walking alone This is no place for one so young And soft Delicately tremblingly white And soft Run home with your soul gripped tight Before someone Some muddied gritty someone Touches In the shadows and shrubs And the night By Phil Roberts © 2016 Phil Roberts |
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Added on August 31, 2016 Last Updated on August 31, 2016 AuthorPhil Robertsmacclesfield, north-west, United KingdomAboutI'm from the north-west of England where the rain lives. I am retired and a grandfather to many. I've led an "interesting" life, i suppose you could say, with lots of laughter and a few tears, like mo.. more..Writing
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