The World Of Darkness [live Your Life In Fear] Poem by alan brown

The entrance to the cave looked dark
with menacing traits within
But I had traveled a very long way
and needed to go in.

I entered shaking like a leaf
and nearly lost my stance
But the sight that beheld my eyes
made my feet want to jig and dance

The stalagmites and the warm bright glow
from rock made out of gold
Made me feel so humble
as I remembered the stories I'd been told.

The witches and the demons
of which the stories told
Were now a thing of the haunting past
As I spied the seams of gold

I took chisel and hammer
and struck the seam quite deep
But all that I had ever wanted
would not fall at my feet.

Just then I heard a haunting sound
from deep within the cave.
And all the memories flooded back
I knew I'd been quite Knave.

From deep within the darkness
a demon did appear
With claws as long as grappling hooks
and teeth as long a spears.

I felt the terror in me
but my legs would not respond
as the demon did approach me
with eyes as deep as ponds.

Just then a bolt of lightning
struck the entrance to the cave.
And demon disappeared
back to his solitary grave.

I left the cave so quickly
without an ounce of gold
And now I truly believed the stories
that I had once been told.

Its better to be a fool in life
and live for many a year
Than to enter the world of darkness
and live your life in fear.