Loki's Place
Do you ever get struck by inspiration, then go write some epic poetry or something? Well, that happens to me sometimes. This is where I'll share some of my better literary creations with all of you. Let me know if you like them!
Warning: This poem is a horror story. If you're sensitive to gore, violence, or spooky shit, do not read past this point.
That beautiful siren
with a voice so soft and sincere
tempted me like nothing ever had
I heard her call when my parents crashed
a ruined wreck on the side of the road
I crawled out towards the song, her beautiful voice
I fell into the woods
Brambles seemed to part for me, leaves cushioning my falls
I didn't question it, didn't know that I was being tricked
Darkness beckoned, her voice asleep
Fear coursed through my veins
Would I hear her call again?
Lights flickered on, one by one
Confused, I wept; I had found them
I didn't know who they were
I didn't know where I was
I knew only her call
I stumbled forward, ever closer to their abode
Turn back, that quiet voice in my head, fell silent
It was too late for me already
The doors stood tall and wide, a manor's welcome
They opened with a sigh, as if troubled by the job
No one stood inside
Cautiously, I went in, too scared to think
The doors stayed open; this was no horror movie
Little did I know
I could never leave
They were not monsters, not misshapen creatures
They were gorgeous and fair
kind and divine
There were twenty, I knew not how I knew
Each one was special, powerful, perfect
I hadn't met them yet, but I sensed them there
They were waiting, they were hungry
I walked forward, hand trailing up the banister
I would begin high, at the mansion's peak
I would find her there, the feathered one
Crows loved to fly
The aviary was a mess of feathers and blood
Birds as black as the night watched me enter
eyed me up with a frightening look
But her gaze held nothing but love
She beckoned me forward with a taloned hand
giving me a grin most wicked
My heart pounded in a thunderous blast
Rhythmic flapping matched its beat
I walked as if in a dream
all groggy and dizzy
I fell into her chest, her wings wrapped around me
I felt the whisper of her breath on my face
as her chest rose and fell
I felt the warmth of her flesh
beneath her feathered frame
She smiled kindly, a friendly affection
then a sudden pain seared my back, and I was asleep
I watched my body as it fell
the lady as she withdrew her hand from it
holding my still beating heart
I drifted in space, watched as she ate
it was a fascinating sight
so violent and grotesque
Then I opened my eyes
and saw my own staring back at me
I was in a coffin
so cozy and warm
She hovered above me, a spectral hand on my cheek
"Live," she breathed
A single word, but full of promise
She had my face, my body, my voice
She was a perfect reflection of me
I didn't know why, but I wanted her
I reached out and yanked her hard
stuffing her ghostly body inside me
I moaned in pain, then was still
she was a part of me
I sat up, watching the room
It shifted around me, ever so subtly
I would turn my head and a desk would move
a light would flicker
a shadow would shift
Your self, her voice said inside me
You change and grow
Into what, I wondered
Into us
Then I heard the song again
It put my mind at ease
stilled the worries brewing within
These girls were just like me
They cared for me
They loved me
They wanted me to be theirs
I would be theirs
I stood up; the sun had risen
its light didn't penetrate the wooden ceiling
but I could sense her, gone
Her voice was silent
The siren was silent
I was suddenly afraid
a thousand worries springing anew
Where was I?
Who were these people?
My parents...
I remembered the crash, remembered them
How had I forgotten them?
I sprinted to the door, smashed the broken handle
The stairs were no match for me
I flew up them with the passion of a thousand suns
They weren't dead
They couldn't be dead
There was a maze of halls and rooms
They twisted and turned, writhed and convulsed
This was no lavish mansion
It was a rotting ruin
I saw the door
it still stood open, waiting for me to leave
I sprinted across the gap
then slammed against a wall unyielding
I rubbed my cheek, glancing at the doors
they had not moved
I ran again, and was stopped
The barrier was invisible, immovable
I was trapped
I cried for help, pounding at the wall I couldn't see
There was no one there
My parents were dead
The road was gone
I was alone
🎵 The cat ate the mouse
The mouse ate the spider
The spider ate the fly
Down the hatch they go
Past the gums and the teeth
into the belly of the beasts
Why must nature be so cruel
to all her precious jewels?
Don’t we all deserve to live
to learn and forgive?
But no, they say
we must be sent away
Down and down we go
to let the monsters grow 🎵