Hiding in Plain Sight

Twisted smiles in the mirror,

Hateful glances over shoulder,

Gnarly fingers grasping at arms,

Whispers of sin slithering through the silence,

Dark eyes watching everything,

There in the dark, hidden in the light,

Gruesome laugh mocking,

Twisted smiles in the hidden truths,

Cold breezes behind your back,

Wisps of ice amongst the heat,

Shreds of hate amongst a good day,

Always there, always watching,  

Screams echoing inside your head,

Painful tears blocked in your throat,

Controlling your thoughts, controlling your life,

There in the dark, hidden in the light,  

Hear the gloating cackle from the trees,

See the obtrusive passing glances of darkness,

Feel the cold of death,

Wrapping ever so slowly around you,  

Don’t give in, don’t look an eye straight,

Close your ears, don’t listen a word full,

Stop reading, don’t let a word in,

Always there waiting, waiting for you,

 Hiding in darkness, standing in light,

Warping truth, deceiving lies,

Twisted smiles in mirrors,

Lies between slivers of truth,  

Whispers of sin slithering through the silence,

Hateful glances over shoulder,

There in the dark, watching in the light,

Always there waiting, waiting for you.

Reviews

[CaffeinatedMe]

I enjoyed hwo the intensity evolved through out.

[Hebe]

sent a shiver down my spine.... expresses the feeling of deception in many different ways ....great writing!

[William Liston]

I enjoyed the ambiguity of this piece ... it allows for different interpretations/understandings of the poem, which I find very interesting. The imagery in this poem can scarcely be improved, especially the line "Whispers of sin slithering through the silence." I also enjoyed the alliteration in that line ... the repeated "s" sound made it sound musical. I love it when a poem sounds good to the ear ... really helps to distinguish it from prose.
Thanks for sharing this piece.

- William Liston

[athenaevergreen]

this is great, it reminded me of some things i have gone threw and its always amasing to find writing that gets you on a deeper level.