Tsustaroth

There was a time in yesteryear When I had lived alone, I had come across a certain fear Of things that dwell below My mind kept leaping back inside The dark holes of the unknown Till one night I felt cruel eyes Burning into my own I hadn’t welcomed it I swear! —please do not get me wrong I couldn’t remain, I wouldn’t dare Stay there for too long I fled towards my bathroom, As if that would scare it away! I’d lose it, I assumed As long as I didn’t stay For a full hour I sat there On the toilet seat Sitting in the darkness where I stared at my cold feet Finally, standing, I opened up the door I heard the screech of the hinge, That creak and nothing more… But still, it made me cringe Each night I felt the eyes upon me Fixedly, more and more But one dark, cold night I suddenly saw A figure at my bedroom door My eyes couldn’t leave the sight Of the insidious, insisting guest My heart thumped drastically in fright As you probably would have guessed It stood there upon the blemished floor Watching me in my bed Its body leaned against my door Tilting and jerking its head I screamed and clutched onto my covers Stabbing to stay my heart Trying to reach the telephone for others But it was just too far! I looked out of my window Watching the rain patter against the sill I was trying to distract my terrified woe That haunted me against my will I must have been losing my mind But one night I felt braver and sane, Trying to be courteous and kind, Though scared I asked, “What is your name?” The atmosphere grew darker within the room I thought that I would die of fright “My name is Tsustaroth,” it said “And I am kissing you goodnight” In horror I saw it moving towards me My blankets flew away Its fiendish look of reptile beast Was zooming towards my face! I moved to the corner of the room And it turned its head towards me I felt the burning of terror and doom Revel inside of me Then I saw it disappear Into the dusty floors But thrashing footsteps I could still hear Closer and closer…thumping on the floorboards As soon as it had left the scene I felt the earth beneath my skin I felt so alive, so eerily keen I felt the darkness lurking within “And every night, yes every while, I’ll visit you at your door,” As he spoke I felt myself hysterically smile! “ And we won’t be lonely anymore…”