Paul S. Gifford

ANTICIPATION

“Honey come look what I’ve wrote,”
Paul the aspiring author spoke
Sarah’s reply was tinged with fear-
“Okay Love I’ll soon be there.

But I hope this one’s not crammed with gore,
blood and guts and so much more
Writhing agonies, carnage and death
Narrative thieving away my breath

Or ghosts or goblins in the night
Jolting innocent souls with fright
Zombies returning from the dead
All of those horrendous things I dread

Perhaps of vampires, monsters or demons
Or tales concealing hidden meanings
Things that that make me all a quiver
Stories guaranteed to make me shiver

Nervously she read the prose
Peering through eyes near closed
She suddenly smiled, filled with bliss
It was, you see, our shopping list…