Wolf

Some things frighten me...

Listen very carefully, as I have a story to tell,
it happened to me not long ago, on the first day that winter fell.

It was late that evening, the full moon was shining down,
I was walking home from a day's work, not another soul was around.

I decided to take a shortcut, to a path well known to me,
it led through a darkened forest, but I had made this journey repeatedly.

So it was much to my surprise when I stumbled upon a mutilated deer,
it’s stomach was torn open, it’s eyes frozen in a state of fear.

I curiously kneeled down, grazing it's body with my hand,
the carcass was still warm, it's blood had barely seeped into the land.

Then suddenly I heard a sound, much like the raven's nevermore,
followed by an atom bomb of doom detonating in my core.

The sound was an animal's growl, it was feral and unforgiving,
it issued out in a deep monotone, the rumble was unrelenting.

Something was out there watching me, concealed amongst the dark,
some horrid ghastly creature and now I was it's mark.

I could smell it's foul odor, sweeping over me like a whirlwind,
it stank of rotten decay and came with the promise of a violent end.

I saw it emerge from the trees, it's black pelt shimmered in the moonlight,
it was an image of pure fright, a true wraith of the night.

I wanted to run at that moment, but my legs would not allow,
and then the monster spoke to me, it said, "I'm going to eat you now."

The beast speaks!!! I just heard it say a word!!!
and in my heightened state of panic it didn't seem that absurd.

Then it rushed at me like a tidal wave, it's snout clamping around my head,
I prayed for a quick ending, but the werewolf slowly ripped me apart instead.

Reviews

[Blysful]

Telling a story without losing your way when trying to rhyme lines is incredibly difficult, so well done! Well done indeed! There's one line that I adore and I think you should be especially proud of:

Some horrid ghastly creature and now I was its mark

The language is effective and visual and it just flows so wonderfully! Keep up the good work :)