Thumping Heart
The light flickers and the shadows dance.
Thump-thump. Thump-thump. Thump-thump.
His body freezes into a trance.
Thump-thump. Thump-thump. Thump-thump.
The frigid air covers the expanse.
Thump-thump. Thump-thump. Thump-thump.
As the specters begin their advance.
Thump-thump. Thump-thump. Thump-thump.
To reclaim their birthright to the manse.
Thump-thump. Thump-thump. Thump-thump.
He cowered lowly to sneak a glance.
Thump-thump. Thump-thump. Thump-thump.
Yearning for the sliver of a chance.
Thump-thump. Thump-thump. Thump-thump.
The diaphanous ghosts looked askance.
Thump-thump. Thump-thump. Thump-thump.
He trembled in fear beneath their chants.
Thump-thump. Thump-thump. Thump-thump.
Heart palpitating in sharpened rants.
Thump-thump. Thump-thump. Thump-thump.
They devour him until he can’t.
Thump-thump. Thump-thump. Thump-thump.
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Ahhhh!!
Fantastic.
You kept with the rhymes and that “thump-thump”.
/happy claps but sad for our protagonist
Edgar Allen Poe would be proud of this one!
I hear a rap
Yes, a few lines in and I was singing this. The rhythm of Poe!