Ever been scared?
Ever felt that stirring at the bottom of your stomach; that rising dread that causes butterflies?
Yes, me too.
This is a poem dedicated to that feeling we call fear that haunts probably everyone's lives.
The bubbling broth of black rises,
Pouring and sweeping everything out.
Full of filthy surprises,
It reeks of dreadful doubt.
Pouring and sweeping everything out,
Staining every nook and cranny
It reeks of dreadful doubt,
Its stone heart so uncanny.
Staining every nook and cranny,
It tears, rips and shreds everything,
Its stone heart so uncanny,
Fused like a wedding ring.
It tears, rips and shreds everything,
Pure abomination seethes where it goes,
Fused like a wedding ring,
When it will leave, nobody knows.
Pure abomination seethes where it goes,
Pricking fingers leave beads of blood
When it will leave, nobody knows
Dragging me into the flood.
Pricking fingers leave beads of blood
A scarlet rose shows nothing but thorns
Dragging me into the flood,
All I see is its amorphous horns.
A scarlet rose shows nothing but horns,
Under the obsidian mask it is revealed
All I see is its amorphous horns
There it is! Fear - unconcealed.
Under the obsidian mask it is revealed
The savage beast I call my foe
There it is! Fear -
unconcealed,
All it ever brought was wretched woe.
The savage beast I call my foe
Cackling, it bears its fangs
All it ever brought was wretched woe
Upon a thin thread my soul hangs.
Cackling, it bears its fangs
I lash out and give it a blow
Upon a thin thread my soul hangs,
In the sky flies a black crow.
I lash out and give it a blow
Knocking it down, I feel pleasure
In the sky flies a black crow
Seeking its golden treasure.
Knocking it down, I feel pleasure
As it writhes and starts to howl
Seeking its golden treasure
The black crow caws in fear so foul.
As it writhes and starts to howl
It starts to fade and diminish
The black crow caws in fear so foul
It will soon end with a gruesome finish.
It starts to fade and diminish
Full of filthy surprises,
It will soon end with a gruesome finish.
The bubbling broth of black rises.
