Connor J Sheffield

Winter Nightmare

The ringing of the church bell

In the cold winter night

The echoing screams of souls in hell

Chill your bones and fill you with fright

 

The crunching of frozen grass

Cold beneath your feet

The nightmares will soon come

The ghouls watch closely through stained glass

Your heart beats like a drum

So fast you can almost dance to the beat

 

The moon sits patiently

And awaits your fate

The shadows creep so silently

It seems to be too late

 

A past that you thought you forgot

But in memories, forgotten, it is not

 

The sky that was once blue

Has been covered in a shade of black

They're creeping up behind you

Run! And never look back

 

Don't stare into its eyes

Because it will stare into your soul

It will tear out your heart

Listen to the cries

Of the souls scarred with holes

Where the demon ripped them apart

 

Gargoyles watch over, cold as the snow

Are they watching you?

No one will know

So what can you do?

 

Run and hide

Find a safe place

Lock the doors and hide

Be gone! And leave no trace

 

Ghosts of your past

Memories of when you cried

Returning at last

Memories of when they died

 

The church bell rang

You stop and stare

You watched them hang

 

In your winter nightmare