Poems By Nathaniel Richards / last year Share Tweet Pin Share The Creature: The pillars of life Crumble Before mine eyes. They dissolved Into a cloud Of opaque dust. All I have saved for Is gone from me It had been rudely snatched From my grasp, It has been and will remain Stolen. The dust which was My life, Engulfs me: Its appetite is whetted. More specifically, The Creature within The dust had acquired A taste for me. It was The Creature Who knocked down The pillars That was once my life, But are now, Dust. I can hear The Creature Shriek It wishes to strike Fear Into me, It fails to do so. For why must I fear It? It had already taken What was most precious to me What more does It Want? I know the answer. It The Creature! The Abomination! Wants my soul. My Pain and Grief have Not been tasty enough morsels for The creature. No, The King of the Damned Will not rest until He has savored it, And had devoured Me. The Creature Is impatient, It will not wait For the dust to clear. No, instead, He burns the Grasses that were the foundation Of my life, He will attempt to End me in a speedy and swift fashion. I run So that I may evade The eager flames; I can feel The burning heat Licked against my back. Yet I Do not Turn Back For even in the Surrounding Darkness That the dust brings, There is light, The Light Is Pale but full of Pureness. It is because Of this Beacon, That I Run, And do so All the faster. I hear Rage. I smile, The Creature Is disgruntled. It knows, That I can Escape It. The Light Is closer. My legs pump faster. The Light is nearer. The harsh breathing of The Creature Is raspy, and Faint. It is tiring of chasing me. The cool, yet also Warming Light tickles and Caresses My Face. I run into it. When I do so, A heavy bond is lifted! I am freed! The Creature Cannot Vex Me Any Longer. For when I Ran into the Light, A heavy And Restricting Door Was shut upon The Creature and Someone Had turned The Lock. Now, As I enjoy the New Comfort Known as Freedom, I can hear The Creature Scream In Its Chamber. It Is locked In Darkness, And Basks In Its Failure. ************************ If you have enjoyed reading this Just A Thought post, please consider sharing on social media. Your efforts will bless this ministry and prove to be a blessing to others that may not know about Everyone’s Apostolic