Journey through Darkness

I wander through the woods  
shadows dance just behind me
path once seen in darkness brood
my heart pounds in crippling fear
 
home maybe at the other end
warmth of my mother’s hearth
might be waiting to welcome
lonely journey fear stops heart  
 
I hear anguished cries of fear
the whispers of darkness intensify
harsh breathing around my feet
above the branches menacingly creaks
 
A ghoulish glow from above the trees
the moon wans as a dying man
its silver drapes a ghostly tableau
the forest is alive with death echoes
 
I hear them falter and creep
the unknown creatures, ghosts or ghouls
they cry whisper sob and weep
moaning that they lost their souls
 
Trembling with fear I run so fast
the meadow I see before me
I see my mother’s house at last
will I reach her door before they feast