RUN RUN RUN

But where will you run....?

Run run from them that follow you

They shadow you unseen

Run run from them that come for you

Things faceless, unforeseen

Run run, they roll in with the fog

The stench of doom they bring

Their leprous lips murmur your name

They drool and flap their wings

Run run far off, they wait for you

Watching you writhe in sleep

Their evil breathes inside your walls

And through your door it seeps

Run run for life,  lest they claim you

The monsters that you make

The corpses hanging in your room

They are your past mistakes  

Author's Note

Past mistakes.....

All verses with 8-6-8-6 syllables

Happy Halloween 🎃 ❤

Reviews

[Marina]

Great write, AJNJ! I believe your poem status line says so much.....when our past mistakes and regrets haunt our lives, just where can we run to? There is no place to run to and hide from the ghosts of our past. I think the best we can do is make peace within ourselves and try and shut out the clanking chains of such ghosts; we can't change the past but we can determine our future. This is a very timely, spooky poem, very fitting for Halloween but also being so much more than just that; it being a very relevant question of our lives and how we live with the mistakes we have made. You have addressed this moral question in a very creative way and in flawless structural poesy. An excellent read and write. 💛

[AJNJ]

Ms. Marina....what do I say, what gratitude i feel within 🤗 You've been such a great friend ever since you joined. Thank you for encouraging my efforts always. Thanks a ton and an ocean! You're as awesome as you are beautiful! Happy Halloween 🎃🌹

[Marina]

An ocean! Very timely comment. Athens was hit with a tsunami this morning and the ocean swept through. Literally!

[AJNJ]

Awww.....Silly me! I hope you're safe, Ms. Marina. Please find a safe place at a height! Sending you loads of safety vibes! 🙋‍♂️

[John the Baptist]

This one is certainly appropriate for Halloween. The speaker seems to be coming from a space of terror, urging all to flee from aggressive monsters that are encroaching by many avenues. In the end, though, this horror story is about the staging area for most monsters, the human mind. The evil creatures come from within us; they are the memories of our past mistakes which we have never laid to rest. They live on because of the attention we give them. Deprive them of that attention, though, and they will die of starvation.

[AJNJ]

So true, sir. This poem is based on a blunder I made a long time ago at work and which caught up with me quietly last week. They never forget us. Thanks a ton for adding your thoughts, in-depth....

[Chris Shaw]

Hello AJ. This reads like a recurring nightmare where you are trying to escape the enemy, but you are rooted. It is of course Halloween today as well. Watch out for those evil spirits. As for mistakes, yes we all make them and we have to accept that and do better next time. Another fine write from your talented pen.

Chris

[AJNJ]

We keep running running and never reaching anywhere! A true nightmare. Thanks a ton, Ms. Chris!

[Chris Shaw]

You are welcome AJ.

[Neville]

Reminds me a lot of the archetypal dream poem we have about running and trying to escape ... but from what ... a great Halloween poem sir ..

[AJNJ]

Running away but my feet not moving is my greatest nightmare! Thank you so much for appreciating sir!

[Neville]

that's the one.... I fear most of us have had that one ... and some more oft than others .... stay well my friend and safe of course :)

[AJNJ]

You too sir! And have a great weekend! :)

[barleygirl]

This is some of the best rhyme & rhythm that I've seen from you, very tight & expressive! I love the Jefferson Starship song "Run, Run, Run, Run Away!" (which is what I feel like doing half the time & why I write escapist poems!) I love how you tell a story in this poem that leads us to believe ghosts & goblins might be after us (since you posted this on Halloween, especially) but then the ending puts a whole different & serious slant on your message. Many of us are running from a lifetime of mistakes (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[AJNJ]

Indeed Ms. Margie, some people spend a lifetime running away! Thanks a ton for appreciating this poem!

[Tania Mo]

My past bloopers always get me in trouble. I run from them 24x7.This is a cool one AJNJ

[AJNJ]

Thanks a ton Ms. Tania!

[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

My mistakes run and hide from me! I'm one scary cat. Nice poem AJ. I like the creepy idea behind it and the brisk way you executed it.

[AJNJ]

Thanks KittyKat! Can you please take mine too lol.

[Jimmy Yetts]

Difficult to outrun yourself.
Acceptance and self-forgiveness can put an end to this malignant marathon.
Admittedly, not easy.
An eerie, unsettling portrayal, AJ--so appropriate for the day.

[AJNJ]

Not easy at all but can be done...
Thank you sir...

[jacob erin-cilberto]

perfect Halloween gathering of haunting memories and regrets...

if only I hadn't done all those things...I might be sleeping soundly, tonight....

j.

[AJNJ]

I feel the same. Thanks a ton sir!

[Paul Bell]

Always remember as a kid sleeping at night then awaking to the animate objects in the room coming to life.
The jacket hanging up was always the monster chasing me. I suppose as humans we're always running from our mistakes, probably why we make so many. Probably why they give us January 1st to start the resolutions that end on the 2nd of January.

[AJNJ]

Resolutions are made to be broke and mistakes are made so we can go on running and stay so fit. Thanks a ton dear sir! Happy Halloween 🎃!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A very able and appropriate Halloween message in a bright, galloping rhyming ditty that is entertaining and witty!

[AJNJ]

Thanks a ton for appreciating this piece sir! 😊 Happy Halloween!