Watching Eyes

Inspired by and written for #Writephoto – thank you, KL

Some say they protect, but my Nan taught me that Gargoyles are the devil’s demons watching for naughty behaviours. Now I am 99% convinced it was a Nan’s way of making a kid behave but my pen thinks it will go with the 1%… well, it’s that time of year

Watching Eyes
Form: Free Verse

I’m watching you
watching all you do
lurking in the shadows
hidden in the night
eyes behind stone
the horror feeding on your screams
I’m watching you
watching all you do
the monster imagined in the depths of your mind
the dark reflection caught in the mirror
the nightmare dwelling
inside your very soul
like the out of control rage
of your anger
I’m watching you
watching all you do
I am that presence
that never fades
the reflection of your fear
the shadow of your living
the nightmare invading your vision
as you scream in your madness
I’m watching you
watching all you do
I am the demon inside you
and here I will stay until….
until you breathe no more

©JezzieGFarmer2022