The Moth

 

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The Moth

She is just an ordinary girl.

A neighbour.

She seems strange and doesn’t talk much, but

she is very polite.

Then why are you so worried that she showed at your door?

And why do you keep looking 

over your shoulder?

This is just an empty field and

there is no one here but you.

Old childhood fears creep in and

you start running.

You get home and turn on all the lights.

In the garden, the moths are gathering

around the lightbulb.

An owl is hooting. 

You cover your neck.

You will stay awake tonight.

That way you will be safe.

Next thing you know, you are in a windmill.

The wheel has stopped and

the silence is complete.

In the distance, you can see your neighbour.

She looks at you and smiles knowingly.

You want to wake up, but you can’t. 

GloPoWriMo Day 19 - a poem about a childhood fear

Leptirica (The She-Moth) is a Yugoslav horror movie from 1973. When I was a child, this movie gave me a fear of the dark. If you love old horrors based on folk tales, you can find the movie with English subtitles on YouTube.