Chills Run Down My Spine

Cold night, moon bright and pale

Swathes of mist, a ghostly contrail

Cool air seeps into my bones

My breathing, light, and frail

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Night sounds send chills down my spine

Hairs on my neck stand guard

Eyes try to pierce the midnight gloom

Happiness scarred

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Alone and frightened by empty sounds

Monsters and animals imagination bound

Myself and the night as far as the eye can see

Which isn’t very far

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The hills and trees

Silhouetted in sharp relief

Invisible predators stalk lupine

Seeking their nightly living meal ,

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As chills run down my spine

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Where no-one follows, my footsteps in the night

I creep and crawl to remain out of sight

Alone in the darkness of my soul

Wishing I was loved but still ,

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I am a man alone ,

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And chills run down my spine