empty house

night terrors.

arcing shadows

 

 

light conceals

more than it reveals

in this empty house.

 

 

(not the dark, really

only what it hides)

 

 

like something in the corner

of your eye

that can't be caught

 

 

(can you hear it?)

 

 

when nightmare monsters stagger

into bed with me

and slip between the sheets.

 

 

(can you hear it?

can you hear

can you)

 

 

sleeping sickness;

paralysis.  you can't turn around

and see, because

 

 

(what if there really is

some horror

creaking in this empty house?)

 

 

close your eyes

 

 

(there's something behind me

there's something hiding)

Reviews

[Raymond]

I liked this alot - taken as is its very spooky...taken as a piece of all your work even more so.

[Lyzzy Redd]

Nice use of the parentheses and italics. :) Lol I get this feeling a lot at home, so to have it described in words scares me! haha