Shadow and Light Poetry

haunted Forest

Sam Adams
Woke up one night dead
Finding himself in a dark,
Forbidding haunted forest

He looked up
Saw the creatures
From his worst nightmares
Nightmarishly real

Staring at him
With evil in their red eyes

The Apes, aliens, banshees, bats, Bigfoot, centaurs, Cerebus,
Cheetahs, crows, coyotes, Dragons, demons, devils, dwarfs,
Goblins, Ghouls, Ghosts, Giants,
Gorillas, Hell hounds, big game hunters,

Holocausts, Imps, naked incubi,
Leprechauns, Lions, Ravens, monsters, orcs,
Bewitching beautiful yet deadly Sirens, Satyrs,
Snakes, serpents, Tigers, Werewolves,

Wolves, witches, warlocks,
Wraiths, Wild things, Yeti, and zombies.

Led by a giant half-centaur,
Half pig creature
With dual heads,
The head of Putin and Trump

He saw the gates of hell
With the sign
“Abandon all hope
All who enter here”

He jumped through
The creatures were unable
To enter the gates of hell
As only the dead and damned
Are allowed entry.

The Grim Reaper greeted him

“Welcome Sam Adams
We have been waiting for you.
It is your judgment day
But first, have a beer,
You’ve earned it my friend.”

And handed him a cold beer.
 


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