Banshee

Strobe lightning flashes when midnight strikes home Blades of grass whistling signals the brutal winter wind that follows harshly Shady shallow creatures crawl out of their shells of unfinished business Growls of hunger rising to wails of one banshee cry She calls out death warnings so loved ones --"Be aware!" A lost soul roams the land of the living In shadows She sees through her red misted eyes The worldly vices devouring darkness the heart burns wrenching In your haunting shrieks Distant drumming war looming inside battlegrounds Memories fall back in time dungeons opening gates to past nightmares Overflowing with treacheries and calculating minds Justice only works on one side of the coin Flipping the truth --"Freedom is gone!" In a fleeting moment a thought howls in revelation Love could stall an action deeply pains the heart that has gone cold Governing rule sheds teary clouds knots start twisting inside Embroidering a story within a story paints a transparent veil Damaging a system where lies corrupt and poison brews To occupy someone's space falsely Death must surely follow Buys them a future right without destinies spark Spawn of emptiness drains good fuels fire You’re every dark entity that hates The Light of who you are shines faceless true and true So envy crowns nothing in the end Unrhymed Ballad style in 8-line stanzas a co written piece with myself and Angeline Lim