The Darkness of the Night

I had to write this for an assignment and it only took me about 30 minutes because I waited too long to get started, but I figured I'd put it on the site anyway!

Walking alone through the darkness of night,
I hear a familiar sound...
From that moment something wasn't right,
So I started to look around.

The forest turns dim and the roads disappear;
There's whispers in the wind...
Whatever it is, I feel it's presence here,
And this is where my night begins.

Past the evil glares of the soaring trees,
The woods are no longer still.
The temperature drops almost fifteen degrees...
And shadows creep over the hills.

With panic overcoming me, I run in one direction,
Soon I'm exhausted and out of breath,
So I start praying for some sort of protection-
All that comes to mind is death.

Helpless and terrified, inside I start to scream,
This path is leading me to nowhere.
I try to tell myself it's just a bad dream,
But it's only a sign of despair.

In the distance I finally see something new-
but it's a place of hopelessness.
When it gradually comes into my view
It's a cemetery none the less.

This is a place I did not want to be
Considering my state of mind.
It still felt as if something was watching me,
And staying close behind.

I sit down on a tombstone to rest,
But peace did not last for long.
My heart was beating through my chest
When I saw what was there all along.

Through the small plants and the tall grass
I saw a pair of red, solitary eyes.
They were like marbles, but sharp like glass,
And they saught for my demise.

Thoughts just kept running through my mind
Of the next thing that I should do,
But there was no exit that I could find
So I started crawling through the dew.

Where to go, I was desperately unsure
So I slowly got to my feet,
Lonely tracks across a dangerous moor
Was all that my eyes came to meet.

Making my way across the dampened soil
and repeatedly looking over my shoulder,
I felt my sanity starting to uncoil,
And my thoughts began to get colder.

I realized what I was dealing with,
And my only thought was to flee.
Afterall, it wasn't only a myth-
A hell hound was hunting for me.

I ran until I saw a gap through the trees,
And through that gap I flew...
For my life I was begging please,
And then lights came into view.

I rushed until the light surrounded me-
I was thankful to be alive...
I will never again go walking alone
In the darkness of the night.

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