Eyes Glinting in A Cat

Eyes Glinting in A Cat

Eyes glinting in a cat, the stairs
Run on to my feet;
The door gapes wide before my eyes...
And suddenly I freeze

For through the yellow flash of light
Something slips into the night

Like smoke, an apparition grey
Descends with silent tread,
And as I turn to run away
Looms into my head

Filling me with ash and bone,
Burning in my breast,
And I, a monument of stone,
Am slowly laid to rest.

©Tan Pratonix