Shadows in the Dark

In the darkness of the night

A shadow beckons

From behind a veil

Don't look

Don't turn

Though it should prick

It would trick and burn

For one look cast

Is one soul lost

Don't risk a glance

Lest it be your last

Look to the light 

Of tender twilight

As the dawn slowly sighs

And spills out blue skies

Wisps of life

You begin to feel

Don't be too sure

That the peril is past

It would nip at your heel

Until you breathe your last..