Bob Quigley Poet Free verse

Dark Woods Bq

I know better then
to be here.  I've
been told.
Things happen here.
Bad things.
Yet I am drawn.  No.
 More like willed.
I have not the power
to resist this place

I smell the decay. 
The rotting stench
Windfall trees
laying as if in wait
My tread  but a
whimper in this wood
Why am I here?  What
do I seek?

The darkness
thickens as I move
forward
Unsteady now, steps
made with
trepidation
I sense movement.  I
am not alone
Something sinister
awaits me

Whispers. Jumbled
sounds. Hollow
Seem to have moved
closer
Dare not look behind
The grip of fear
engulfs my body

A light.  Did I see
a light?
There.  So bright. 
Blinding
On my neck,  the
stale breath of
death
I cannot breath.  My
terror is too great

It is too late.  I
did not listen
I have found the
alter of the damned
I know better then
to be here
Things happen here.
 Bad things

11/20/2011


I once took a trip
up some of the
bayous in Louisiana.
 It was getting dark
on our return and
every once in a
while, you would see
a light in the
trees, in the middle
of nowhere.  That
was the inspiration.
 The rest I made up.

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Andrea Dietrich November 23, 2011 at 5:04 PM It is fun to make things up like this. I remember lights ghostly in a cemetery in alabama. That would make a good poem too! Congrats . I see you won the contest with your dark write! Bob Quigley November 23, 2011 at 9:47 PM Thank you Andrea and yes, that would be fodder for an edgy poem.

Charlotte Puddifoot November 23, 2011 at 4:54 PM congrats on your win in the contest with this dark poem... Bob Quigley November 23, 2011 at 9:48 PM Thank you Charlotte

Carol Sunshine Brown November 23, 2011 at 6:05 AM Congratulations on your win in P.D.'s "Dark Woods" contest Bob. Love, Carol Bob Quigley November 23, 2011 at 8:41 AM Thank you Carol

Gwendolen Song November 22, 2011 at 4:36 AM A truthful twist...love the shorter lines for your dark write..it has a strong feel of suspense. Good win! Happy Thanksgiving, Bob Q. Bob Quigley November 22, 2011 at 8:33 AM Thanks and to you also Gwendolen

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl November 22, 2011 at 1:31 AM Hi a worthy win ,Congratulations x Bob Quigley November 22, 2011 at 8:34 AM Appreciate it Mandy

Don Johnson November 21, 2011 at 11:42 PM sounded like a bad bad place to be, imagination wont let ya free, great poem .....bad things ...great ending hey... Bob Quigley November 22, 2011 at 8:34 AM Thanks a lot Don

Poet Destroyer A November 21, 2011 at 10:26 PM BOB, this was a great walk through the woods.. enjoyed your imagination, Congratulations, in my Dark Woods, contest.. ;-) take care and have a good night,..p.d. Bob Quigley November 22, 2011 at 8:35 AM Thanks P.D. It was a fun write

Joseph Osita November 21, 2011 at 12:02 PM This is nice and well written. Best wishes in the contest. Bob Quigley November 21, 2011 at 12:18 PM Thank you Joseph

Kim Merryman November 21, 2011 at 9:07 AM Very scary, Bob! Best wishes in the contest. Kim Bob Quigley November 21, 2011 at 9:38 AM Thanks very much Kim

Margaret Foster November 21, 2011 at 12:59 AM Eerie and chilling, the sinister things that lie in wait. You bring a feeling of helplessness to this story, Willed, compelled to move deeper and deeper in... certainly fits the contest requirements... well written Bob, good luck...Margaret Bob Quigley November 21, 2011 at 8:23 AM Thanks for your kind comments Margaret

Poet Destroyer A November 20, 2011 at 11:39 PM Thank you Bob,,, for the contest support... have a great night,.. LInda Bob Quigley November 21, 2011 at 8:22 AM You bet. Thanks Linda