The deep purple ribbons
of hellish fright
coldly ripple across the
gloomy skies of my heart.
Velvety black gauze gently
wraps itself around my
dark shivering soul a portent
of things to come.
Icy fingers of terrible fright
reaches out to grasp my mind.
Dark shadows dance across
the dank walls of my candlelit room
ripping my last breath from me.
Donavon Scott Vinson