The Moon Thing
In the black of dreary night,
on an eerie mountain top,
through his clouded one-eyed sight,
did he see the moon thing drop?
Like lightning from a bloody sky
it kissed the earth with one foul splat,
then it stood upright with a sigh
and walked off like an alley cat.
With horns protruding from it head
it turned, approached him on all three.
Was it alive or walking dead?
This thing shrouded in mystery.
Its wounds exposed the blood and gore,
like mangled veins, within its chest.
It shrieked and grunted, then it roared,
while he begged God one last request.
The moon thing jumped, or did it leap,
as his heart began to pound?
He dared not voice even a peep,
not one resemblance of a sound.
The moon thing spewed a sickly bile,
as its eyes flashed carmine red
and then it split itself in two;
a clone, a second walking dead.
Then suddenly they jumped at him,
their stance in ready for attack.
He felt them gnawing at his ears,
then his stomach, nose and back.
While blood was oozing down his tongue,
a metamorphosis took place.
The two moon things changed back to one,
and then it leaped back into space.
He lay a pulp of blood and guts
and barely moved, for strength he lacked.
With one last breath his eyes closed shut,
while all the world faded to black.
To all who read, some choice advice,
especially those with clouded sight.
Do not seek the mountain high!
The moon thing lives, but you may die.
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Author:
Tamara Beryl Latham (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: September 27th, 2018 08:17
- Comment from author about the poem: Scary, Halloween tradition.
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Comments4
Brilliant poem, Iād be proud if I could write a poem as good as this.
Sup, anyone, including you, can write a poem like this. All it takes is practice.
Thank you for reading and offering feedback. I appreciate it. š
Very nice poem keep it up
Thank you Theta. š
I appreciate your input.
Anytime my dood
I need answers lol! Moon thing, who or what is it?! Why not seek the Moutain top?!
Too funny, Shallsea. The Moon Thing is just an imaginary character I developed. So, I ended with a scary line. I like writing dark poetry as well as poems on love and happiness. Variety, as they say, is the spice of life. š
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