When Dawn Breaks

The moon shines black before dawn Birds won't sing their morning song Clouds darken against an eerie sky Instinct tells you something’s awry A mist rolls in on oceans tide There is no place safe to hide Tower bells sound an alarm Demons come to do you harm Deep within a mountains core An evil woke from days of yore Broken is a spell once cast Woven back in ancient past Wicked walks in daylight hours Fragrance’s gone from all the flowers Evil no longer heeds the bell Which bound it in an earthen cell Shadow creatures, even more All the things the mind abhors Nightmares walk in light of day Women and children sought as prey Morning light they come in force Taking lives without remorse Peeling skin with dullest blade Consuming flesh from skin flayed As daytime finally comes to pass Deaths toll continues to amass The Grim Reaper, who has no face Claims the dead, here in this place Roaming earth at reapers will To hunt and maim, torture and kill As corpses begin to rot and smell Your life is now a living hell JJR 9/18/16