Dark Demon

bent and bowed
weak and wasted
dragging lean limbs
a trail of twiglike tracks
from bony fleshless claws

emaciated gaunt features
with skeletal shadows
and sunken eyes

pallid sallow flesh
pale yellow breath
gasping hollow caress
eyes of ruby red

darkness blowing in
eyes glowing within
misty shrouded skin

shielded vision
begin to sing
entrancing
enchanting
spellbinding incantation
attracting-repulsing
energy surging
building
glowing
spreading
scorching
exploding

smouldering ashes
charred grasses
hazy flashes
silence crashes
demon vanquished
energy relaxes

copyright © 2019 Karen Horsley

* I’d love to know your thoughts on this poem as it’s pretty far removed from my usual stuff!  Thank you xx