David Irby Poet Rhyme

Exit

The EXIT sign was flickering 
above the hallway door.
It was the only light within 
the lonely corridor.

The flutter of the light, 
it drew me like a moth to flame.
I walked along the creaking boards 
as Death whispered my name.

The eerie voice, it called to me 
upon the other side.
I trudged along. I had no choice. 
There was no place to hide.

I felt the pull within my soul. 
I had no will to fight.
Finally on the threshold: 
Eyes reflecting EXIT light.

Slowly I looked downward 
to the knob and saw it turn.
I felt a fire within my soul 
begin to slowly burn.

I reached out to touch the knob 
and tried to keep it still.
But I found I could not move. 
Something controlled my will.

The voice that called my name had ceased, 
and silence filled the air.
The door flew open violently, 
and then I saw it there.

At first merely a shadow 
in the dim and wavering light.
I stepped across the threshold, 
and it slowly filled my sight.

It smiled as teeth as white as snow 
reflected from the sign.
The voice it said “Welcome my child. 
Your soul is finally mine”.

The flames of hell now burning bright 
beyond the corridor.
It is the only light that shines 
on this side of the door.

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