Nocturnal Animals

By Rakshitha Dheenadhayalan

The essence of darkness is your favourite fortitude,

as this is when your worst nightmares come true.

Do you believe in ghosts and ghouls?

you ought to, as they live among us too.

Many fear the dark,

it brings up their horrific past.

Of shrieks and wails of people's pain,

that some of us choose to ignore in vain.

My mind stays awake at night,

that's when the voices in my head stay up and fight.

Hear the dogs howl in fright,

there goes another soul out of sight.

With every unzipped pant,

with every pleading chant,

mercilessly does the deed

that's the intimacy he claims he needs.

Shush is the sound in the silent sky,

even the quietest of whispers can be heard that night.

She's looking at the stars for an answer,

as she figures out, she's now the society's cancer.

There's no one to bring her justice,

as this has happened before, the truth is.

it's a shame we let these nocturnal animals prevail,

as for them hunting is fun and done for pleasures sake.

By Rakshitha Dheenadhayalan