At Midnight's PassingA Poem by Selena UptainThis is a horror poem I wrote around December last year, it's part 3 in what I decided is going to be a 4 part series. The twist at the end may surprise you. Hope you like it ;)At
Midnight’s Passing By
Selena Uptain Ah, the Chacy Mansion beyond Weeping Willow’s Hill. Abandoned for many years and yet a wonder still. I’ve come to work as the caretaker after the last one
disappeared. I stand outside the wrought iron gates and feel a twinge
of fear. How it looms amongst the willow trees as if time has
never passed! I approach the oaken doors and enter this monstrosity at
last. I’m standing in the foyer, a candle in my hand. Mystified, I glance around, at this peculiar land. I ascend the grand staircase to the second floor above. On the wall is a portrait of Anna Chacy who died from the
pains of love. Tick, tock! Booms the clock leaning against the wall. Stumbling backwards, I catch myself, as I almost fall. It seems untouched, for its glossy wood gleams. Not a speck of dust is there to be seen. Tick, tock! It booms once more. Then down the hall, I see a door. I stumble my way into the room. Whilst my eyes adjust to the murky gloom. On the bed I see a note. Covered in a dusty coat. “The clock, I hear it all around. I’ll never escape that awful sound. Weaker I grow with each passing day. I go to my grave and with me the secret shall stay.” Anna Chacy, it reads at the end. I feel a weakness deep within. Tick, tock! The clock booms again. In my heart I feel a stunning pain. She said the secret lies within her grave. I must find it if I am to be saved. To the cemetery I make my way. For in the mausoleum she does lay. A gloomy mist covers the ground. The smell of decay is all around. I enter the tomb and descend the marble stairs. I feel as if I’m trapped in a ghastly nightmare. I come upon her sepulcher, the lid is open wide. Curiously, I peer within, and gasp at what’s inside. A note clutched in a skeletal hand. What’s left of the skin has crumpled to sand. Tearing the note from her icy grip, I begin to read its
contents. “My life is at an end and for this I must lament. From the clock there is no escape. Nothing can be done, I must face my fate. But to those who may come across this curse, Turn back the clock for better or worse.” Turn back the clock, is this what I must do? I reenter the house, eleventh hour nearly through. I ascend the stairs and glare at the clock. Once more it booms Tick, Tock! And to my horror the hands begin to spin. Faster and faster, a ticking whirlwind. Tick, tock! Tick, tock! It booms all around. Louder and louder increases the sound. Weaker I grow as the hands spin faster. And then I grab them with what little strength I can
master. Winding them back as far as they’ll go. The weakness starts to leave my soul. Images of my life blur in my brain. And in my limbs is a stunning pain. With one final Tock! The ticking stops. And I can no longer reach the clock. Too far I wound it, as now I can see. For now an infant is where once was me. © 2011 Selena Uptain |
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Added on September 22, 2011 Last Updated on September 22, 2011 AuthorSelena UptainDORA, ALAboutHi, I'm Selena. I'm a goth/death-rocker chick from Alabama. I love to write horror stories, and I'm a play-write, poet, songwriter, and composer. Music is my life and writing is my soul. Wanna know mo.. more..Writing
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