The Witching Hour

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A time when all the children of the night come out to play....

The Witching Hour

The witching hour is upon us,
The eternal clock lies frozen in a prison of time,
I can feel the events around me slowly fading away,
As the light of the moon consumes me,
I stand at the door of time to be.

The sands slowly filling in around me,
As I can no longer move my feet,
I lie sinking in a pit of quicksand,
The beat of my heart now as still as the eternal silence.

As the silence sets in,
The thoughts of my inner mind come out to play,
Wandering the lands of the walking dead,
Running endless into the winds of time and maze of life.

A storm of rain falls upon the emotions of my heart,
So the raging winds call upon the tornado of the beast,
The thoughts run rampant into a rage,
My inner thoughts no longer to cage.

I cry out for all to hear,
Nothing but the silence of the night finds me near,
As the passion grows to a boil,
So the inner thoughts begin to fly,
Into an orgasmic eruption of words.

The door begins to crack,
As the flood gates are now opening,
Flowing with the power of the beast within,
I rant and I rage,
My heart no longer a cage,
The words flow like the very winds of the storm,
Till nothing remains but the silence of the eve.

As the sun slowly arises upon the horizon of the day,
It peaks upon the waste lands left behind,
So you will find my weary mind,
Falling fast and deep into a slumber of sleep,
The witching hour no longer to keep.

Ticktock goes the clock,
As time has returned to the present,
So I return to the maze of the day,
Slumber of my mind to lay.

The inner beast lies sleeping once again,
My inner mind no longer to send,
Till the witching hour returns once more,
And again, the beast of my heart comes out to soar…

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mbryant53 commented on The Witching Hour

09-13-2010

Your aim hit true to the mark, dark and frightful, Bravo.

MarionYost commented on The Witching Hour

09-08-2010

I love it. Been there, felt that. Great use of metaphors Awesome poem. Sorry it took so long to read this, but I was the one missing out :) All the best -Marion-

kmooney commented on The Witching Hour

08-12-2010

I like the illusions and imagery of this piece. Very haunting, indeed...and thought-provoking. I don't normally like the dark poetry I read on OP, however, this one has a certain universal appeal to it. Good job my friend. Thanks for sharing....K Take a look at The Freak Show, a newer one I just posted, if you have the time. Would like to hear your opinion...

carynontherhine commented on The Witching Hour

08-12-2010

My son, as you know I read your comments. It is enlightening to see the inner side of you as it always was for me. I first read your poems a long time ago. I looked at your first drawings left on top of the wall unit when you went to school. I cherished your colorings that were missing and no one knew what happened to them and all the other memories saved or drawings and short poems from school. Now I just wonder who could have played a part in that? I knew you were talented probably before you even knew. I love your comments. Those that commented and yours back. Well, my poet, you aced this one for sure!! Pierced the hearts of many right down to the soul. Cheers to you my son at thirty nine and mine makes forty! No words can describe what you mean to me. I am so proud of your poetry. It has soured so high that every time I think ok, he has gone as far as one can go, you strike an even deeper level. I am in awe.

dahlusion commented on The Witching Hour

08-11-2010

it's so dark in here i can't see the comment box to leave you a comment on how creepy this is in a cleansing way. bravo!!

angel33614

08/12/2010

as always your comments humble me, lol. This time they even made me laugh, I didn't know I could add comedian to the long list of talents you hold, lol. Thanks for the review and for the laugh! Purity of the soul, journey well!!! with grace and humility ANGEL

If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) American poet.

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