Insidious
One somber summer night
darkness descended
to destroy and deaden
a dappled candle on the table.
A soulless silver smile
turned gray and tarnished
and your eyes that once aglow
lost its luster and life
for it was destined
to falter and fade forever.
Now, a child within me weeps~
as sepulchral silence spawns silhouettes
of abysmal labyrinth~
in bloody snowy pavement.
The candle dies...my hope soon will...
so in blood-stained feet, I run and run~
until the shadows from the woods
swallow my insidious fear.
November 5,2020
Copyright © Jcb Brul | Year Posted 2020
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