Fear

Deserted streets are where I follow you, 

I'm the hushed footsteps you hear.

When no one walks beside you, 

I'm the silent whispers that brush past your ear.

On black somber nights, I'm the darkness that clasps your heart,

a misty shadow that creeps in when your door creaks ajar.

I find my way to your mind crawlin' up your back,

reach through your eyes into your heart and breathe down your neck.

I am a demon cloaked in black,

overwhelmed by me you run and crack.

Helpless, you put your soul on an altar, sacrifice it for me,

grinning, I feed you doubts, tricks and make a fool out of thee.

You think putting faith in superstitions can do away with me?

Aah! It amuses me to see how naive you can be.

Sometimes I am big, sometimes I am minuscule

to overpower you, a concoction of drear and dread I brew.

Sometimes I am a steep stair, sometimes I am deep water

or the gravity that makes you fall, things that crawl,

while sometimes appearing as moon is my cue

Yet every incarnation of mine, has the same effect on you.

Every time I play my part and work my charm,

you go feral and watch transfixed in alarm.

I ensnare your senses and capture you in an intricate net,

growing restless you fidget like a possessed marionette.

As if wrapping you around my finger is my secret desire,

I make you work till you tire.

Numb mind, blank eyes, cold feet I measure

every twitch of your body gives me sadistic pleasure.

I am the unknown that irks you the most

To get rid of me, you must pay the cost.

If you acknowledge me you may become free

But I am a master of disguise compelling you to bow on your knee.

You are my kryptonite, without you I can't be

I will always find you, so try if you like till the end of sea

you shall realise, you can never run away from me.