shhhh!
you whisper, wind whistling
through the eaves
feet crunching on
dry autumn leaves.
shhhh!
creeping through the
dark, damp alley
keep going
don’t dilly-dally.
shhhh!
the fog carries ghosts
looming overhead
one wrong step
and you could be mislead.
shhhh!
the abandoned building
towers above
silencing the world around
closing in like a glove.
shhhh!
blend with the shadows
melt into the wall
don’t listen to their hair-raising
howling call.
shhhh!
don’t tell a soul you saw me
don’t tell a soul you did.
don’t tell a soul you were here
hidden, off the grid.
shhhh!
delve into the darkness
for they have come at last
come, follow
and forget your past.