A Dark Night

I was in deep slumber,
When I was suddenly awoken,
By a crash of thunder,
The gods had spoken.

I reached for the light switch,
Trying to get rid of the daze,
But the darkness was pitch,
As I tried to get through the maze.

I finally got there and turned on the light,
And realized that nothing was wrong,
There was nothing untoward in sight,
I hadn’t slept well for long.

I decided to go back to bed,
When a fleeting shadow caught my eye,
It was outside my window and he was in red,
I caught sight of him thanks to the stormy night sky.

I quickly turned off the lights,
Trying not to get his attention,
But he had already set his sights,
On my belongings, as his benefaction.

I was scared and hid under my blanket,
Not knowing what should be done,
I opened up my locket,
And said my prayers to The Almighty One.

He raised his knife and tore through my window,
I was shivering but was still,
I hid my head under the pillow,
Then his knee reached the window sill.

He looked terrifying and menacing,
As his body moved into my room,
I noticed his bloody face grimacing,
As I knew my end would come soon.

I decided to be brave and lunged at the trespasser,
Knowing that that was my only hope,
Hoping that somehow it would deter,
The knife, from his hand, I began to grope.

I managed to turn the tides,
And knew I was safe,
Until I realized these were uneven sides,
I wish I’d taken those lessons to strafe.

One wrenched my arm,
As the other stepped forward,
I saw the advancing form,
His knife now looked like a sword.

His arm lunged for my heart,
And as it made contact,
The knife went from inside to out,
My bags were now packed.

I lay there in a pool of red,
As I heard them laugh,
Knowing I was to be dead.
I ended up with a never ending cough.

One removed a piece of paper from his pocket,
And stood in shock,
He checked my locket,
And stood as stiff as a rock,

We got the wrong kid he exclaimed,
As he crashed to his knees,
I wasn’t the boy he had aimed,
He said, Forgive Us, please!

Cut! I suddenly heard as I woke up from my trance,
I immediately got to my seat,
I was congratulated for my performance,
Sure to be an Oscar-Winning Feat