John Lawless Poet Verse

Who Is Knocking At My Door - Don'T Answer That

DON’T ANSWER THAT!!

That sound!!!
scratchy, tapping,
drumming,
at my door.
Unseen presence
silenced breath
scritching, scratching,
lightly tapping,
memos on
my unlocked door.
Reminders -
trembling moonlight -
distant daybreak,
far from sight,
dreams commandeered -
Pirate flags –
angel wings
lost in dark clouds,
tapping, tapping,
ever-rapping,
dead of night
or noonday napping,
rhythmic rumor
growing stronger,
knocking,
slowly knocking,
Life’s tick-tocking.
Last knock
cold knuckled rap
of “death’s” demand.


John G. Lawless
12/15/2015

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Poet Destroyer A January 8, 2016 at 11:57 PM JOHN, Congrats on your win. ~LINDA~

Skat A January 4, 2016 at 10:01 AM JOHN, Congrats on your "Who is Knocking at my Door? WIN... Luv **SKAT**

Andrea Dietrich December 16, 2015 at 7:23 PM OMG it's the damn reaper!!!! John Lawless December 16, 2015 at 7:38 PM .....and the winner is......Thanks for stopping by Andrea.

Jan Allison December 15, 2015 at 4:35 PM very chilling and creepy John good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx7 John Lawless December 16, 2015 at 7:37 PM Thanks Jan, it was probably just the cat next door but the muse went freaky....appreciate the high mark

Constance La France December 15, 2015 at 10:10 AM John, oh so chilling and creepy but in a wonderfully penned way, I was gripped to every deathly word, amazing write, I love it 7 ~ John Lawless December 16, 2015 at 7:36 PM Thanks BW, glad it sucked you in and gave you a shiver.