The door closes… I made it back.
Light glimmers through a crack.
Rasping breath,
Certain death.
On my heels the pursuer
frantic search to obscure.
Squeezed behind a secret door
I cannot run anymore.
Pulsing temple, throbbing head.
Fear engulfs, anxious dread.
Howls in the moonlight
exhausted, no more fight.
Red eyes beaming.
Blood curdling screaming.
I wait…
Wood splits, glass smashes,
heavy footfall, furniture crashes.
The beast is inches away
I sign a cross and pray.
The stench of death hangs,
a last vision of snapping fangs.
Crimson, ragged flesh… mauling,
crazed, excited werewolf calling.
Blooded corpse, bones exposed
Left alone to die and decompose.
My corpse… I rise above,
Towards love.
Below a ghastly sight,
floating towards the light.
Revenge overtakes me
the light I no longer see.
The wolf has fled.
I glide towards my bed,
but I shall never rest
forever doomed to vengeful quest.
©️Susan Mycock 2026
Feb 17
Feb 17, 2026 at 11:32 AM UTC
The door closes… I made it back.
Light glimmers through a crack.
Rasping breath,
Certain death.
On my heels the pursuer
frantic search to obscure.
Squeezed behind a secret door
I cannot run anymore.
Pulsing temple, throbbing head.
Fear engulfs, anxious dread.
Howls in the moonlight
exhausted, no more fight.
Red eyes beaming.
Blood curdling screaming.
I wait…
Wood splits, glass smashes,
heavy footfall, furniture crashes.
The beast is inches away
I sign a cross and pray.
The stench of death hangs,
a last vision of snapping fangs.
Crimson, ragged flesh… mauling,
crazed, excited werewolf calling.
Blooded corpse, bones exposed
Left alone to die and decompose.
My corpse… I rise above,
Towards love.
Below a ghastly sight,
floating towards the light.
Revenge overtakes me
the light I no longer see.
The wolf has fled.
I glide towards my bed,
but I shall never rest
forever doomed to vengeful quest.
©️Susan Mycock 2026
