what kind of

specimens
crawling and creeping
digging and leaping
stay away from me!
I am here sleeping!

in the darkest of depths
of the longest of nights
what comes to greet you
what worst types of frights

what kind of evil starts stalking your soul
what kind of wind starts building a hole
what kind of madness will never abate
what kind of sadness, what kind of weight

where will you go to comfort your mind
who will you run to, who will you find
how will you reckon with memory of this
the screaming, the howling, the most wicked hiss