I wake with a sudden fright
To the sound of knocking,
Tapping,
I stand and gaze out my bedroom window,
Only to find no one in sight,
Nothing,
I lie back down in my bed,
Thinking this was only the wind and a branch,
I quickly, soundly, contently fall asleep once more.
I wake again,
To the sound of my knocking friend,
Or was this a foe at my door?
I peer out my window upon my undisturbed door,
There was nothing nor anyone there,
At least not anymore.
So back to my cushioned cloud I go,
Pondering the question I wondered so,
Was this knocking from a friend…
Or foe?
I lay with my eyes fixed on my dark ceiling,
Lost in deep thought,
I should sleep,
I rather not.
Again I hear taunting, horrifying, hypnotic sound,
My stairs – I feel the need to go down,
There couldn’t be anyone there…
Or could there?
Slowly, frightened, I open my door,
Shocked by the sight I saw,
A black cat lies dead,
At my front door?
I release a sigh of relief,
No one was there,
No one knocking at my door.
I turn to head back to my room
To sleep a bit more before the undesired dawn,
Suddenly a sharp pain in my chest,
In the moment I grasp the dagger imbedded in my chest I spy
The silhouette of a being much larger than I,
Just as my body lands on my chilled, hard floor,
I see a blink of an eye,
A cat’s eye.
My last breath,
Or rather gasp of air if you will,
The eye blinks again,
Watching my blood dampen my hard floor,
My eyes slowly close,
All goes black,
And my heart beats once more…