08 November 2010

Shades of Fear

It is at night that you can hear

The quiet, chilling sounds—

Ghosts, specters, shadows, shades of fear.


Slim shapes of shadows grow near

At dusk when it is quiet,

But it is at night that you can hear.


Their shapes are distorted, fuzzy, queer,

They swim through unworldly haze—

Ghosts, specters, shadows, shades of fear.


They instill in children an unholy fear

As they sing a haunting tune,

For it is at night that you can hear.


They seem to live off goodwill and cheer,

For they suck it all away—

Ghosts, specters, shadows, shades of fear.


The haunting sounds may bring a tear

For the song is hollow, empty, wild,

And it is at night that you can hear

Ghosts, specters, shadows, shades of fear.

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