I lay in wait for the perfect prey, I am one within the shadows,
Lurking tall in my domain, more unnerving than the gallows,
Once I latch on it's too late, you'll never see me coming,
Fate has blessed me with this curse, from whence I've learned my cunning,
You might hear my step, yet your sight will show you lies,
You can't even see me with your pathetic, human eyes,
My life is lived in darkness, forever one step in the shadows,
As the sun completes its set, and the night begins to dawn,
I watch you from the closet waiting for your mouth to yawn,
I see your breathing steady, and your wrist begins to twitch,
"Finally", I tell myself, I can cure this cursed itch,
Crawling, twisting, full of purpose, brooding, seething, devil circus,
Gnawing, gnashing, teeth aplenty, ruthless, evil death sentry,
I stalk across the floor as my fervor begins to build,
Clawing, thrashing, working forward, biting, stinging, hissing toward,
Lunging, snapping, rolling further, spinning, hungry, ghastly murmur,
I snatch you in my grip, behold the fear within you rise,
The apex of my pleasure is the terror in your eyes,
My onslaught cannot fail, and my efficiency, one of fame,
The fire of your soul extinguished, all will play my game.
