Monday, 14 July 2025

THE HORROR


THE HORROR

It was 
Dark out
When I
Went
To bed...

Saying 
Goodnight
To 
Mum
I curled up
And slept.

The sleep
Was
Deep
I dreamed 
Nothing!

Sometime
In the
Middle
Of the night,
I heard
A howl
And a 
Piercing
Scream

I sat 
Upright
Rubbing
Sleep from
My eyes 

The window 
Rattled
Even as
I heard
Yet another 
Scream
Followed by
A loud
Growl...

I picked
Myself
Up 
And ran
To
Mum.

Someone is
Out
There
I whispered 
To her...

She calmed
Me
With soothing
Words  

Mum said
It's only 
Your own
Scream.
And the howl
Of the 
Wind
That you 
Have heard
Waking us
Both
My darling 
Ghost!

I looked 
At 
Mum.
For a moment
Before
I joined
Her
In laughing 
The fright
Away.

After all
It was already 
The dawn
Of a new
Day!

   FREDERIKA MENEZES 

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