Afraid of The Dark

by Afraid of the Dark   Nov 12, 2006


Fear not of the darkness,
Fear what lies within,
The feather light coldness,
That touches your skin.

The sound in the dark,
That drives you insane,
Spinning and turning,
Searching in vain.

The patter of footsteps,
That run through the dark,
The laughter of children,
In the still park.

The dripping of water,
When all should be dry,
A voice that awakens,
When none should reply

The strong smell of burning,
When nothings alight,
These are the things,
That go bump in the night.

Do not feel secure,
Because I'm not afraid,
When light comes again,
I will soon fade.

That patter of footsteps,
That ran through the dark,
That laughter of children,
That laughed in the park.

That dripping if water,
When all should be dry,
That voice that awoke,
When none should reply.

That strong smell of burning,
When nothings alight,
I am the thing,
That goes bump in the night.

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  • 17 years ago

    by Kurt

    I think your self titled poem absolutely tears mine to shreds. In fact, i should just delete mine and go into hiding. Mine is a disgrace compared to yours. Brilliantly written with an incredible and flawless flow. Just crazy good writing.

  • 17 years ago

    by firexdancer

    This is so fascinating, i loVe it!
    its the kind of poem that makes people want to read more of it, because it is so hypnotizing in its flow,
    5/5
    luv gabriella

  • 17 years ago

    by Frank Welter

    This poem kept me interested throughout it. i really enjoyed reading it and hope you keep up this excelent work.

  • 18 years ago

    by LadyPearl

    I absolutely love it!! The first stanza caught my attention right away. Great choice of words.

  • 18 years ago

    by Amberinaa

    How could people vote 4!! OMG LOSERS
    this was amazing, on a topic i've never really read about. so different and so amazing i just love the words and the flow and the rhyming and how you repeated your self somewhat at the end and wow definitly one of my favorite i would give you higher than 5 if i could!! 5/5
    Love it!
    Amberinaa*

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