Sweet Song of Eternal Slumber

Hauntingly lyrical

mournful hum

wending its way through nights

calling forth

sins of the past

tears of the present

fears of the future

all rolled into one.

Plink of untuned keys

shrill

shattering peaceful dusk

grating noise

nails upon the chalk

skitter up the spine

cockroach crawl

forever more feeling its legs.

Home upon the hill

derelict

wind rushes through broken windows

pulled apart boards

creaks upon the floor

rusted red

paint

coats the floor

where all dread to tread.

Specter in the window

barely glanced

sways to music only heard by one

a rhapsody of death

played on forever more.

 

©Oct. 27/19

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