Lover's End

Hands cover whispers of the lover's fright.

Fear-cloacked renditions of thath autumn night.

Digging up rumours of the kids in the park.

What awful things happened in the dark?

In the cellar buried six-feet deep,

The lover's shaken from a dreamless sleep.

Nails clawing splinters from the ceiling & floor.

Shrieking like the witches 'till his stiches are sore.

There's no promise left to break.

Take

Just one last dare.

Pretend you don't care 'till twilight falls.

Wait

There's someone else here,

& I can't stop my tears...

I've never been so scared

Calling for the other,

Searching for her lover

Secrets she discovers drain her face of colour.

1...2...3...4... underneath the cellar floor

5...6...7...8... lover will sufficate.

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