Written for a college Creative Writing class. fornyrðislag. Alliterative verse. |
Slenderman A forest found || and fared into A canopy lush || cast a darkly light Shadows stretched thin || and shook with wind In time was I lost || true to no course Higher thought vanished || I ventured a chord Strongly I sang || serenade to life I noticed not || sang nothing back Silent the sounds || saw I no beasts Dim grew the day || I dared wend further Felt I no fear || my folly unknown Shadow seemed darker || shade given form Terrible trees loomed || and turned to watch me My mind ran amok || as mist grew thick Fog did follow || and fearful I grew Hammered my heart || and hampered my pace I stopped and shook || a shape loomed near A man motionless || nor made he sound Saw I his stature || strangely tall Aloof and alarming || arraigned in finery With face most fearsome || I found it nowhere Comforting and calm || called he with babe's voice Disguising deceit || only death I heard Slid he in shadows || son of darkness Limb-like arms || longed to embrace I raced in retreat || ran for my life Tripped and tumbled || and saw trees of horror Withered wretches || wasted life Hung in high boughs || harrowing corpses The man of mist || mocked me with gaze Bile rose unbidden || broken my spirit Spake him softly || spake him of death Today was I tried || test of my mettle Free to forget || free to remember He tendered me time || to tell my goodbyes I'd see him soon || so he foretold In canopy of corpses || my cadaver will hang ((Author's Note: Likely the only poetry you'll ever see from me. An experiment, written in fornyrðislag, in alliterative verse. An addition to the Slenderman creepypasta)) |