Skeletal rattling in my ear
Whispering to me words of fear
While from the shadows demons leer
And downward turned is the Dark Moons sneer
Somewhere behind me comes a crunching
What shadow bred beast be munching
I turn around and see it slouching
Over death, a silhouette is crouching
I spin and run on leaden feet
Laughter echoes down the street
Of such surprise awaited me
As from the Dark Moon I did flee
In front of me did alight
A beast to behold a fearsome sight
Plucked from the bowels of this Dark Mooned night
I halted there full of fright
It opened up its slimy maw
Serrated teeth therein I saw
A creature outside nature’s law
The beast reached out a devil’s claw
Shameful tears of hate I cried
Away from baleful eyes I shied
When it spoke to me of how heaven lied
In the lilting tones of my dead bride
I roared primal rage through flowing tears
And saw shock replace the demons sneer
I launched myself like a spear
And felt above the Dark Moons fear
I pounded hard into the beast
Tearing at it with nails and teeth
And when it’s thrashing finally ceased
I set my vicious anger free
And for what was left of that Dark Mooned night
Until dawn spread it’s pale light
I felled each beast that came in sight
While the Dark Moon quaked on its velvet height
©Aarron Mondello
20/8/2018
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