Don’t Look Back
Do you
Look behind
When you
Hear an eerie voice
On the wings of icy air
Calling your name?
The muffled whispers
From your nightmares
When begin to haunt
Your day’s peace
Do you stop
And look
Behind
When a burnt smile
That once
Startled you from
Your sleep
Is seen as a passing
Glimpse
In a crowd
On a hasty day.
Stop never
But move on
Against the rising fear
Walk on
Never to
Look back
If you stop
Who knows what awaits
The keepers of
The deepest secrets
From the Hades
Or the imps
Of the invisible realms
May tease you
With an unforgettable trick…
You may not live to regret.
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