Darkness ...
night is falling,
hear it calling me by name.
Sleepless ...
on the prowl,
ah, yes, now begins the game.
The moon is pale and bloated,
my skin now fully coated,
these fangs grow long and sharp
and I am thirsty for a kill.
Hungry, mindless, and depraved,
it is the flesh alone I crave
as I slip between the shadows
searching out that perfect meal.
What is this? A child alone,
simply trying to get home--
on the wind, her juicy scent,
oh, how the hunger burns inside!
Pouncing swiftly--what a catch,
this my precious feast of flesh;
I will bite and tear and chew
until the hunger does subside.
Quiet ...
dawn is breaking,
with it taking back its due.
Daylight ...
I am human,
just like you and you and you ...
Author notes
Yes, the werewolf thing is a bit cliche ... but if you’re going to write horror, you have to take a crack at it sooner or later.
Written March 29th, 2004
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I don't know how I missed this one, Michael. It's sure awesomely scarey with all the blood and gore of a werewolf on the prowl. The imagery in this is very vivid, succulent... I'm really not much of a dark poetry fan but yours is mezmerising and Ilove it.
Great job with this one.
Dee
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Since I just found you by looking up fellow okies this is my first read of your work. Impressive. You did marvelously well with the werewolf, cliche or not. I love the imagery this evokes and the flow is superb. I also like the irony that this doesn't have to be about a werewolf, could be just another "human" animal. Good work, I look forward to reading more of yours.
jill
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oh, werewolf... lol i need to pay more attention... hmm. Still, it could go as either. I still love it. I'm sick of cutesy poetry, all about love and how "awesome" life is. This is a step away from the "real world" and a look into the darker side of the imagination.
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is it vampiric or werewolf? Very cool, very dark. Very well done :-)
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I loev the ending where it repeats
If you had the you...
and you..
and
You.
On seperate lines it would make you pause in reading and giev it that depth that feeling of you pointing at us humans and watching you tear apart the flesh of the child if the active verbs were .. excited a bit. Very good piece I love it a lot nice, materialistic details and maybe if there was a specific scent of the child to look for like.. sugar cookies.. we would also smell the scent of her and her blood lying on the ground. -
just so yuo want think I am trying to invent a new language that word is "grabbed" great read thanks
shasta -
wow...my kids don't go out alone anymore...scary, profound , disturbing.visual ,and on and on .You get the idead ..A very good narrative , caught me, brabbed me and held on. write on!!
shastadaisey123 -
My goodness, what a great right! I enjoyed the description and the yearning this creature had for human flesh. Gives you goosebumbs! You captured the essence of a Wolf-man!
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Splendid
Very powerful use of words - strong language, made me feel like I was indeed a werewolf (else, werebear?) for one unbelievable stanza. I loved the way that some lines rhymed with others, while some didn't; it is the true mark of a boundless poet to not be afraid to abandon a form where it does not suit him/her. Anyway, again, fantastic imagery as well as flow and rhythm. Keep up the good work, I hope to read more of it in the future. Kudos! -
great
I love dark poetry, so of course I loved this. It's wonderfully wicked! Great job! -
excellent beyond words
it was dark but it did spark my interest -
well although this is about a werewolf, i was sort of reading into this metaphorically. maybe it's because of something i read in the paper recently - in the Toronto area, a 10-year old girl was taken from her bed in October, this week a jogger found some human remains which turned out to be hers. the animal or animals who did that to her are human beings, just like the rest of us, though i wouldn't want to be compared to them
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vampires are the best thing in the world i think we should all get together (read my vampire poem) im already hungry for blood and its only 9:00
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GooT
I liked it. The werewolf thing is a bit used, but hey, it works. Good job. -
awesome
This is a awesome but yet scary poem
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