THE DARK AND SAVAGE NIGHT
In the dark and savage night
Where anyone can lose their mind,
Horror stalks the evil streets
And terror follows close behind.
Where even angels die of fright
Beneath the blood-red moon,
Where life can seem so very short
Your time comes round far too soon.
Horrid wavering shadows hide
Malignancies from your sight,
And as you walk the mean streets
Death comes after you this night.
Loathsome creatures follow you
Dreadful, slinking, yowling things,
Monsters from the Writer's pen
Malevolent carnivorous beings.
Fear now is your way of life
The only way you've ever known,
Depravities now fill the streets
Following, as you head for home.
In the dark and savage night
Corruption lurches after you,
Lunging through dark alleys
Plotting heinous acts to do.
THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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In the dark and savage night Where anyone can lose their mind, Horror stalks the evil streets And terror follows close behind.
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Written on November 14, 2021
Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on November 26, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | Abcb adxd xaca efxf xxcx Aexe xxx |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 833 |
Words | 154 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
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