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The Darkness

The Darkness

hanging onto the lightpole to keep from

falling into the wind

holding onto her hat to

keep from losing it in the air

 

when the moonlight shows through the dark clouds

she whimpers

clawing and scratching at the people to get away

from the maddening crowd

 

it's a dreary world out here

in the unknown and nowhere is a human in sight

 

she loses her strength every minute that passes

and the darkness follows her

the billowy clouds getting ever so darker

 

then comes the roar

as she hangs ever so tightly to the pole

taking in the sounds of the high pitch that

brings even the strong to there knees

 

and the sounds gets louder until the bright light fills the sky and

out comes the demon

 

scattering and hissing and clearing the runway

while sparks fill the air

I see the eyes of the demon and squint to ward off the twinkle

of the feeling of helplessness and am brought to my

senses by the moon so bright and full

 

in my drunken stupor after the moon has passed it's

lunor phaze I am whole again

until the next year when the time becomes shorter

and the people more vunerable in this life.

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madeline-c-baxter
English
Published
Feb 15, 2010
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Copyright@2007 Madeline C. Baxter

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