Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Messenger of Pain

No one likes to bear the burden,
But someone has to spread the news
That comes with cat-like urgency
Destroying midnight's restful peace.

There is no way to be prepared,
To be the calm recipient
When hearts are ripped and shredded
By this cold and mindless beast
Who stalks the night in Terror's cloak,
Seeking victims unaware,
And plunges them into a well
Of desolation and despair.

Waking with a sudden chill,
Bolting upright from your sleep
Filled with frightful premonition
Of a burden buried deep
Inside your heart. Your mind is racing
Through a windswept hurricane.
It is you, and no one else,
Must be this messenger of pain.

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