Fools rush in

Death needs no invitation..

  Through darkness yee shall find thee,
  Alone with thyself
  A beast among all; though others still doubt.
  I come in fear; for many I shall take
  On this here day; and throughout for all's wake.

  Alone I wander; my eyes cold as the night
  Fearing no one; not the darkness: nor the light!
  Snarling with fang-like teeth, do I bare,
  For those that surround me;
                           shall scatter if they dare.
I am one: I am many
For disguise I do hide
Withered in costume
Of ungodly pride.

So fear me; if you can
Come to me, if you wish
Let me coddle your form
Eat your bones on thy dish.

Laughter rings forth,
Forgive?
No doubt!
For who shall I conquer?
'Tis the only question that sounds out.

For I call out to the hungry;
the deprived: lonely: the mere man
My shadow of darkness
Blending in with the sand.

Hear my sound of nails as they scratch upon the street
Watch with eyes;
for I shall not forever keep.
Through windowless glass;
I pass by as shadow
My cloak-like figure;
invisible: black as the night air
Laughter rings forth
'You have nothing to fear'.

'Come to me', I call out;
'Come to me; those who dare'!

Screech my words on painted lips with hatred
For forsaken am I;
to thy bowls down below
No man shall trespass
No man shall ever go.

Sneak?
Oh I do!
Watch with blackened eyes;
I shall!

Preying on the helpless;
is what I do best
The greedy; the liars:
the cheaters and thieves
I promise sweet passion
Everlasting release.

Then I laugh..
Oh you poor, poor ignorant children
You disgust me,
make my skin crawl with vile
Fools rush in;
are nothing more than a child.

I will surround thee this here night:
and take what is rightfully mine
For an eternity I have waited;
And finally now is my time.

So scatter little children
Run if you can
Hide behind doorways
Pray for thee mere man.

To the depths of forgiveness;
if only thee knew how
Eyes all around
Eyes in back
I turn not to those;
for cowards as a matter of fact!

No....
I quiver in delight, searching as I do
For ones that are pure
With heart open and new.
The rest I toss aside'
too much a chore
For a fight I delight
That and nothing more.

I chuckle at their fear
I smile at their pain
I care not for thy suffering;
for I have done same!

I spread out my wings;
soon do take flight
For fools that rush in;
Ahhhh..

Are for my taking this here night! 

© 2011 Donna R Tivoli

Author's Note

Reviews

[OT]

ooo a nice and dark write here Mags - haunting imagery wrapped around gothic words!! brilliantly written as always - I also like how it pans out - and twists through the parts!! nice! this is so menacing - "So scatter little children
Run if you can
Hide behind doorways
Pray for thee mere man."

[Sean M. Addams]

great job on this piece ... like the darkness in this one alot ... always a pleasure to read your writes :)

[Forest Green]

Intricate weave, with old English lending a gothic flair. Crisp lines, defining in a surprising way the mind of this friend, this foe, this unpredictable one.

Nice work...dramatic throughout.

[Chris Smith Welshpoetcs]

A fool never sees what lies in wait, hidden in the dark. Enjoyed this dark write my friend.

[Robin]

Dark, haunting, eerie, chilling - wow !

[Tina Kline]

Darkly chilling and full of lethal menace. I love this, its brilliant!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Wow very ominous and eerie... very different from you... excellent work.

[.]

aside from your usual romantic theme..I loved this so much..a delicious darkness has befallen you and you do it with such aplomb..brilliant

[Art Sun]

You are to good at this...death is a realistic part of life ...we just don't know when it becomes our turn...

nice...

[Ladysue]

Superb ending to this piece. I like the tone and pace of this. it flows well. very intriguing...nicely done...