Manifestation of Nightmares

Unfathomable, formidable, and intrusive,

His killer instinct roams

Indistinguishable amid each day’s normalcy.

He is your friend, neighbor, companion, and confidant,

Who with rapture lies in wait,

Biding his time, waiting to mark the perfect moment

To snuff a life from its cradle of warmth.

He listens with rapture to every word,

Always present, always watchful -

Ever the predator seeking fulfillment of

A strangely wired desire which bears

no explanation, rhyme, or reason.,

The evil incarnate housed within

Is a driving force, an unimaginable need

Targeting a sublime completion

of the foulest, darkest deeds.

With each step he makes,

Each act completed,

His mind carries no weight of remorse,

No empathy, and no compassion.

He is merciless, his eyes black and soulless,

Akin to a spoiled apple, rotting at the core.

Born of Hell’s doom and devastation,

He is the scourge of the earth.

Beware, for low and behold,

He lurks around every corner -

A walking, breathing manifestation

Of your worst nightmare.