A pair of eyes

And lying there between sleep and wake  
when shadows darted to and fro  
and grave notions ebbed and flowed  
until time stood still  
 
a pair of eyes peeked through the drapes  
searching out and honing in  
on the stench of fear that had begun  
to fill my chamber  
 
I felt my helpless body rise  
those eyes they held a scornful gaze  
and in those eyes I saw a pyre  
licked by flames of hell's own fire  
 
not a single word could pass my lips  
Christ those eyes they hypnotized  
stripped me of my mortal flesh  
spun my bones and locked my grip
 
and just like that the eyes were gone  
away they strayed I was alone  
alone and scared and scarred and pale  
but glad I lived to tell this tale  
 
 
 
 
 
 
-read by J lessa