LiGHTS ENTRAPPED

YOU KNOW
i HEAR THE ROLLiNG WATERS' CROW
THEY RUMBLE, TUMBLE ON THE RUN
GOAD EACH OTHER
JUST FOR FUN

YOU KNOW
i FEEL THE WHiSTLiNG WiNDS PLAYiNG WiTH THEiR FOE
THEY WHEEZE, WON'T FREEZEE
NOTHiNG WiLL THEM STOP THE CHASE
BETTER BE AWARE AND BRACE

YOU KNOW
i SMELL THE THUNDERS' BRUTiSH BLOW
THEY SCREAM AND REAM
WHEN ON THE HUNT
ALL THEY ARE iS BLUNT

YOU KNOW
i TASTE THE PELTiNG RAiNS' UNTAMED FLOW
THEY PRATTLE, RATTLE
iN PURSUiT
AND LEAVE THEiR CAPTiVES WET AND MUTE

YOU KNOW
i SEE THE LiGHTNiNG'S BLiNDiNG SHOW
THEY ZiG AND ZAG
FROM HiGH ABOVE
TO DOWN BELOW

AND ME?
i'M CRAFTY
LiKE PLAYiNG WiTH YOUR SAFETY
i'LL GUiDE YOU THROUGH THE WETLANDS' MARSH
WHERE MY CREEPY LAUGHTER RiNGS OUT HARSH
THE PATH ENWRAPPED
HERE AND THERE A LiGHT ENTRAPPED
i'LL WEAVE MY NET AND WAFTS OF MiST GET THiCK
SEE DARKNESS CREEPS ALONG — MY FAVORiTE TRiCK

i'LL GUiDE YOU RiGHT UP TO THE EDGE
WHERE i NAUGHTiLY ENTiCE YOU TO PLAY FETCH
AT THE ABYSS' LEDGE

THE BLiNDiNG LiGHTNiNG SHOW
TO LATE HOW RAiNS UNTAMED FLOW
MADE THE EDGE TOO SLiCK
YOUR SCREAMS GET LOST AS THUNDERS BLOW
BEAUTiFUL
HOW WiNDS LiKE PLAYiNG WiTH THEiR FOE
FiNALLY THE WATERS' SWELL
WiLL WELCOME YOU WiTH AN ENTiCiNG CROW

AFTER PLAYiNG MY TERRAiN
THE TRAGEDY iS WELL DiSGUiSED iN SHROUDS OF MiST
NOW i'LL REST
AND ALL iS QUiET AGAiN
W3 | The Skeptic’s Kaddish
W3|WEA'VE WRiTTEN WEEKLY|#183

your opinion?
i'm curious.

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  2. writingwhatnots

    I can imagine this set to music – as Val says, it has a great flow. 💚

    1. [ ja.]

      Thank you! It means a lot that you like it!

  3. Violet Lentz

    Your keen sense of wordplay reels the reader right in! Bravo!

    1. [ ja.]

      Oh, thank you so much! This is really highly high praise and much appreciated!

  4. ben Alexander

    That line “i’LL GUiDE YOU RiGHT UP TO THE EDGE” gives me chills, Svenja ⚡

    Much love,
    David

    1. [ ja.]

      Sometimes dark seduction waits unknown of our consciousness…

      1. ben Alexander

        🤗

  5. murisopsis

    This just tumbles along! Wonderful flow!!

    1. [ ja.]

      Thank you so much! I had a great time writing it!

  6. memadtwo

    A mysterious entity indeed. (K)

    1. [ ja.]

      Yeah, and they are stil waiting…