By Salie
The night is dark and reeks of death
as the wind howls a tear-stained scream.
A child alone in her feathered bed
sleeps on peacefully,
Unaware of the rhythmic beating
of black clawed wings
descending from the sky.
The Incubus senses this child’s soft purities
as the bloody look of lust fills his eyes.
They warned this child sleeping silently
of the midnight horrors that lay in wait.
This blue-eyed keeper of family secrets
still unaware of her coming fate.
So the beast descends upon her
as she begins to move in restless sleep.
The stench of this demonic creature fills her.
In helpless agony,
her soul shutters and weeps.
She opens her eyes only once
to behold who this invader might be.
She sees before her a chameleon
in all of its malignancy.
A chameleon,
yes an evil-spirited chameleon
to take the shape of a once-trusted protector.
That is the only solution
in this young child’s mind.
She obeys its commands
for fear of its powers,
this young keeper of secrets,
of dark bloody secrets,
lies silent as her soul
obediently dies behind her smile.
Even after this monster leaves her
naked in her bed the nightmares stay.
They will never go away.
They warned this child
if she dared share these secrets
that the Incubus would return
to punish her for her crimes.
This blond-haired keeper of family secrets
that burden her soul with each night time.
WoPoLi 
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