The Creeper

Along the walls where shadows fall

He flinches from the light

His soft foot-falls like panther paws

Come creeping through the night

With owl-ish eyes, vile and wide

He navigates the gloom

Straight he flies through witching skies

Portending death and doom

He finds a hole and like a mole

Hurries through the crack

And once inside he needn’t hide

He’s primed for the attack

While you sleep, the wolf-man creeps

Right up to your bed

His lips curled, his fangs furled

He reaches for your head

Instincts strive, wanting life

Eyes open in the dark

But eyes lie, the shark beside

You hidden like a snark

The snake slides, curls up beside

His scales scratching your skin

You want to scream, do anything

That gets you far from him

But it’s too late, an unfortunate fate

Has befallen as you slept

To Satan’s delight, from the feral night

A bestial creature has crept.

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