Haven't been on TEF in ages Well, I've been caught up with schoolwork etc.
I wrote this poem recently so it still needs adjusting a bit :S

The Demon

Once upon a stormy night, I sat in bed trembling with fright,
The rain beat down upon the window pane,
Thudding on the glass again and again
As if attempting to inflict so much pain.

Lightning flashed across the night sky,
Causing a nearby tree to burn and die,
The flames spreading along the withering branches,
Branches as sharp as Knight's lances,
The flames begin to move and spread,
Fearful, I shrink back into my bed,
Hoping that I will not soon be dead.

Shadows dance around outside,
Tormenting me with mocking eyes,
Tormenting me with shrill laughter,
Will I die of fright not soon after?
Then it stops ; the night is still,
Are monsters plotting the scare and kill?

Then starts a howling a mournful callm
A graveyard song for those that fall,
The ghosts arise so cold and lost,
Looking as if they are covered in frost.
Then starts a thudding at my door..
Maybe its not just ghosts after all?

With trembling hands towards the door I walk,
My voice barely a whisper as I begin to talk,
" P-please theres no-one home...
I beg of you to leave me alone "
The monster outside has not been fooled,
It roars in rage and claws the walls.

I open the door and there is standing,
A dreadful demon upon the landing,
With eyes as red as thick dark blood,
And four huge paws covered in mud.
It's teeth are as sharp as kitchen knives,
But it's claws are as large as Executioner's Scythes.

I stare in horror at the beast before me,
Hoping that it will ignore me,
At times like this I wish I had a stake..
Then suddenly the demon begins to shake,
It's then I realise my mistake.

I see clearly in the light of the dawn,
My cat that got stuck outside in the storm.