theheadwitch's blog: "Poetry Noir"

Traversing through the city streets

Alone and after dark

A sudden noise from behind

Strikes fear into my heart

As Icy fingers grab my flesh

There looms a steely grin

There is no mistaking the intent

To commit a mortal sin

My breath escapes from my lungs

I cannot make a sound

A warmth trickles down my side

As my body hits the ground

A wash of fetid breath

Whispers a warning in my ear

If I want to keep on living

I will not shed a tear

No other words are spoken

But the message clearly said

I better never say a word

Or a loved one will be dead

It felt just like a movie

None of this could be real

Everything I thought was make believe

Was forcing me to feel

My whole life changed that night

I’d never be the same

I’d have to give up whom I loved

If that life I wished to save

Somehow I managed to agree

To commit to a criminal life

There is no time for thinking

When faced with gleaming knife

I lost a piece of me that night

A glimmering bit of soul

Where once was a shining light

Was now a gaping hole

As denial came in waves

And my heart then turned to stone

I was left upon the sidewalk

Broken and alone.