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Dance of the Black Flame

It was the most unnatural fire rising from the ancient pit of souls It ascended from the deepest abyss Flickering images of unspeakable woes To say it was not of this world would be an outrageous understated call Dante himself could not have imagined the horrific scenes burned into the ashen walls A black flame undulating, an unearthly fire possessing no heat Black flames rhythmically moving, consuming souls who immolated willingly It beckons you to come closer, even closer to it's pitch black hue It wants to taste your mortality, it wants to burn all the life inside of you You don't want to witness the dance of the black flame You don't want to hear the wails from the bottomless depths where they came Its origin is unknown, its makers have since long gone What was the purpose, you'll never know because the black flames are getting to close Get back to your spaceship, flee and don't ever return Destroy all the recorded images; or you will spread the black flame, unleashing it from its cosmic urn

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White Wolf

Date: 10/11/2016 6:26:00 PM

mmm Interesting write RW... I and a friend saw something once, but as the years pass by I start to doubt that I saw what I saw... Apparently, there is a UFO sighting every 3 minutes somewhere on earth.

Freddie Robinson Jr.
Date: 10/12/2016 2:43:00 PM

Ty, Rick. It's the Halloween season, trying my hand at some macabre horror. Glad you liked it. What exactly did you and your friend think you saw? Over the years, have both your recollections stayed the same, have they differed? Very interesting. Ty for all of your great support, mate. Love you always.