To celebrate Halloween we thought we’d share a horror poem by author Sheila English.
Spice
By
Sheila English
Breath hitches and it holds
Adrenaline spreads uncontrolled
Extremities shudder as blood turns cold
Fear perfumes the air fivefold
Eyes large and full of terror
Seek the darkest shadowed corner
Something there has come to scare her
To spice the flesh that I’ll devour
Skin so soft and salty-sweet
Time ticks by, she marinates
A pinch of tears roll down her cheeks
A dash of sweat glazes the meat
As lightning strikes, I hear her gasp
I take my time to make it last
I move forward to break my fast
Revealing teeth that I then gnash
Her scream is like a dinner bell
