Eyes in the Night

I see His eyes, forest green, piercing darkness,

staring me down as I move through black fog of night.

He knows there's nowhere to go, I'm lost and alone,

And so He waits for the moment...

the moment where He steals my soul and steals off into the night.

The cold of His breath chills the bone,

The sharpness of His claws rip my skin,

They draw round my neck, He takes

   Every

   Last

   Breath.

I try to scream, but He's stolen my voice.

He's right. I'm Alone. There's No Way Out.

I'm Surrounded by dozens of Their slimy, snakelike, winged bodies.

I'm Shouting in my head! no one hears but me...

and Them. Them. They. He. They're the same,

haunting my dreams, my waking hours, my moments of silence.

They Know I'm Alone. Broken. Forgotten.

They Love hearing me beg as they torture me.

They Display my failures, laughing at each fault,

the darkness encroaches farther, deeper, thicker.

As I breathe my last I see my life,

barely a snapshot, before my eyes,

moments of regret,

tears fill my eyes, sorrow and joy,

I've lost. There's nothing left to do

   But 

   Give

   In.

It's what They want.