Short Lived by Ashley Schroeder As lights dim on this dreary town And silence fills the air I feel a chill go up my spine And goosebumps ’neath my hair Tendrils of mist swirl round my feet And crickets stop their songs I find no friends before my sight No help to come along My heartbeat’s racing faster now Eyes prick upon my back I turn my head and see him there Eyes hungry with attack My pace picks up, mind starts to race My breaths begin to shake I think this all must be a dream I dearly wish to wake I knock on doors, but late at night None hear what I do say I wish for God to help me now Tears spilling as I pray I round a bend, legs pounding down The ground beneath my feet I chance a look behind again He’s gone — I feel relief But my comfort is quite short-lived And with that so my life For when I turn there’s his black eyes And ’tween my ribs his knife Page 55
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