The Unbidden Guest

Oh, it is like any other night Quite quietly still Neither a stir nor a quiver Neither a hush nor a shush No stars, not even the moon peeking through the dark quilt of a shadowless night. Yet my heart is pounding heartlessly Yet my mind is meandering mindlessly. It is about time to curl up and repose let my soul slumber and debunk my ego, But wonder why my spirit is so restive? My emotions unruly, Why this night is sabotaging my sleep? Loneliness, like a black Mamba, slithers over the white marble floor of my bedroom and coils itself up around my wayward thoughts, It tightens its grip to exorcize the dark demons dwelling within my soul… Doorbell chimes, Someone’s at the door!