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! 🙋‍♂️

[Coyote Poetry]

Very nice flow of thoughts and some wisdom shared. Sometime we must run, sometime we must sneak out the back door. Those past mistake can become very heavy. Thank you my friend for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[AJNJ]

Indeed sir, anyplace to run and hide from them! Thanks a ton for such a great review!

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome my friend.

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahahaha ... yes indeed how they live on inside our walls ... those past mistakes ... great read for me! i really like the 8/6 form .. very natural rhythm to it .. i like this a lot AJN ..thanks for sharing!
E.I

[AJNJ]

I keep changing homes but I never seem to get rid of them Haha. Thanks a ton for such encouraging words, dear sir 🤗

[Einstein Noodle]

:) ........................