Cold Winter Night

Snap. Crack

Fire burns bright

Keeping me warm

This cold winter night

The sky is black

No stars overhead

A gust kills the flames

And I'm filled with dread

Wind is howling

My veins flow with fear

A loud voice booms

"You should not have come here."

"Who's there?" I shout to the trees

For no one came with me

An old man approaches

I can't believe what I see

He's transparent and pale

With dead, unblinking eyes

I think to myself,

I've met my demise

I try to run

But my legs turn to stone

I want to scream

But my lips are sewn

He speaks again

"Trespassers must pay.

These woods are cursed"

Is this my last day?

He grabs my arm

I'm no longer in fright

The shadows are calling

This cold winter night