Till Death Do We Start

We are trapped within our living room

There’s banging at the door

I turn around to look at you

You’re crying on the floor

 

I push the sofa and the cabinet

Against their only entry

I turn around and run to you

I will forever be your sentry

 

Sitting beside you I hold your face

Staring deep into your eyes

A tear of terror runs down your cheek

You are certain of our demise

 

I run into the kitchen

To find a sharpened knife

Put the handle tightly in your hand

“You must fight with all your life”

 

I grab myself a broom

And snap the handle in two

The broken point is razor sharp

This should take down a few

 

The door is getting weaker now

And there I see you standing

You look as if you’re ready to fight

Your attack you must be planning

 

I stand beside you weapon in hand

My heart absolutely pounding

How did things get so bad?

The rate of infection was astounding

 

The front doors locks and hinges

Are smashed beyond repair

I can see the undead zombie horde

And the howling noise of their despair

 

 

 

 

I turn around and look at you

We look into each other’s eyes

I say “I love you baby,

And I’ll see you on the other side”

 

The zombies break into the room

Must be six or seven

We stand there ready to fight these beasts

I wonder if there’s a heaven

 

The closet takes a lunge at you

You dodge to its side

And take that shiny kitchen knife

And ram it straight into its eye

 

The undead zombie monster

Slumps down onto its knee

You quickly pull the knife from face

Survival is all we see

 

The second comes straight at me

But like a Spartan with a spear

Stab my weapon straight through its head

But then I’m overcome with fear

 

My sharp broken broom handle

Is stuck within its brain

I kick the monster to the floor

This one is definitely slain

 

Two more zombies have grabbed you now

Bites a chunk out of your arm

Blood starts spraying everywhere

I promised you no harm

 

I run to you, pick up the knife

And stab one in the head

The other I push against the wall

My entire body filled with dread

 

With this monster pinned against the wall

I ram the knife into its face

Skull caves in, brains on the floor

I send you to your resting place

 

One comes up behind me

And bites into my shoulder

I scream an agonising cry

I thought I’d die much older

 

I manage to break free

From the monsters infecting bite

I swing around, slice off its head

Until the end I must fight

 

The final zombie is wounded and slow

So I trip it to the floor

I raise my boot above its head

And stamp down more and more

 

For now the rooms gone quiet

Dripping blood runs down the wall

I’m overcome with dizziness

I stumble then I fall

 

I turn my face to yours

Your face is slowly changing

Those beautiful bright blue eyes

The life in them is fading

 

We both sit there huddled

In each other’s warm embrace

Fever getting hotter now

My heart picks up its pace

 

I ask how this should end

Do we turn or do we die?

Your gaze is fixed upon the floor

But your face.....it doesn’t lie

 

You turn and look out the window

And smile at the birds

Then you turn back to me

And quietly mutter these words

 

“If turning into an undead monster

Means I can still walk with you

Then in my heart of hearts I think I know

That this is what we’ll do”

 

I look at you and I agree

I cannot bear to part

We slowly drift into unconsciousness

Till death do us start

 

My eyes, they slowly open

I see you standing upright

I try and get onto my feet

My skin, it feels so tight

 

We stand there slumped together

Groaning, saliva dripping

But then I feel something

My finger you are gripping

 

We don’t say a single word

I’m certain we cannot

We don’t even look at each other

My body is no longer hot

 

We begin to run from the flat

The hunger it is painful

Did we make the right decision?

Will this life be gainful?

 

Running through bloodstained corridors

Jumping corpses on the stairs

Hear screaming all around us

I wonder if she cares

 

The screams are getting louder

We run into a room

Two girls sit in the corner

This will surely be their tomb

 

We both lunge for the same girl

The other darts out of sight

Then we hear an agonising cry

Another zombies infecting bite

 

As we both sink our teeth

Into this living tasty tissue

Her blood covers the floor

But then there is an issue

 

The more I eat the more I want

The rage is ever growing

We rip her arms from her body

There are no signs of slowing

 

As the girl goes still and quiet

We delve into her chest

Devouring her heart and lungs

But then you take a rest

 

For the first time since we changed

You actually look at me

Face dripping with blood

A faint smile do I see?

 

I do not feel for you, not yet

But I feel some kind of connection

Can we bloodthirsty monsters

Ever feel affection?

 

As we pull organs from the corpse

Flesh hanging from our teeth

I can hear the shouts of the living

They are fighting somewhere beneath

 

We leave the girl, sprint down the stairs

Crashing into benches and plant pots

We stumble but regain our feet

And then we hear the gunshots

 

We follow the trail of zombies

That scatter the bloody floor

Most of which are missing their heads

But human flesh......I need more

 

As we turn into the room

That is making all the noise

A man stands there with a shotgun

Protecting his wife and boys

 

Before we storm this family of four

And rip them limb from limb

I remember when it was us fighting

And how we died, it was so grim

 

But the hunger is overwhelming

The anger won’t let go

SO we charge towards the living

I have no choice, I can’t say no

 

You run round to the left

And I run round to the right

We close in on these pieces of meat

I wonder how much they’ll fight

 

As we near our intended targets

I trip and then I fall

My face smashes into the ground

Blood sprays against the wall

 

As I get up, upon one knee

I see you’ve reached the man

He cocks his gun and pulls the trigger

This was not part of my plan

 

Your head splatters into a million pieces

Your lifeless body falls to the floor

A new emotion has me now

I hunger for blood no more

 

I sit there resting upon one knee

My face bloodied but blank

The man slowly approaches me

Towering me like a tank

 

He points the gun towards my head

I do not move an inch

Then he puts the barrel against my face

But still, I do not flinch

 

All I do is stare at her

Remembering who she used to be

This stranger took her away from me

Rage is all I see

 

I leap from my position

Try to tear off the mans face

But the man he is too quick

And sends me to my resting place

 

So now we lay there, on the floor

Our bodies will never start

Laying there for eternity

Till death, do we part