Fear in debt

At night they come alive

Our fears and horrors revive

Under the dark sky

There is no way to defy

Against them we shall battle

As in the cold our teeth rattle

Stick and stones will break no bones

Hardly produce teeth grinding tones

 

As the nightmare comes to life

Strangling fingers round the knife

Shadows we cannot eliminate

Eye in eye we shall stand with faith

Visions of gore and blood

Changing appearance in the mud

 

Rain washes away our scars

Under the dimmed light of the stars

Day shall set soon

Sunlight deafens the howling moon

Our memories flow down the sink

What we fear disappears in a blink

 

Until black clouds aloud the night

All over again starts the fight

The horror story told to kids

Brings alive whatever the adult forbids

Growing up slowly understanding

What we fear steadily expanding

 

The most true horror we will see

When night set our soul free

Our fear we create our own

As our memories we postpone

And slowly come to accept

A lifetime spent to pay the debt

 

Reviews

[Jinx's Heart]

Very well written. Gave me the heebie-jeebies. I admire your talent. Well done. :)

[George Love]

Chilling write! Well done, great imagery and very easy flow.

[Kchung]

Perfect for the Halloween time of year! This seriously gave me some chills up the spine.

Growing up slowly understanding
What we fear steadily expanding

I think that's the scariest though of all! Nice one

[Zane Mathias]

Wonderful Poem. the flow is amazing and the word usage is so pewrfect.