Each footstep echoes through the hallway;

from some unseen and restless soul.

Lost and alone, it’s here to stay.

Peace inside, it doesn’t know.

A frantic child, an angry beast who cannot rest.

It seeks relief from the horrors of life.

Like a baby bird fallen out of its nest.

Is left to die in its strife.

Its anger rages in shadows on the wall;

creating terror among the living.

Expressing the baggage of its fall.

The nightmare keeps reliving.