Home Alone


Posted on 17th Aug 2020 03:45 pm by rohit kumar

My family's gone; there's no one home.

It's only me who's home alone.

I shouldn't hear a single squeak.

There shouldn't even be a creak,

 

So what's that thumping that I hear?

It must mean one thing: death is near.

"You're an adult, you'll be just fine."

I tell myself as I dial "nine"...

 

Was that a knock upon the door?

My heart beats faster than before

I know it's closed; I've checked the lock.

At least my killer knows to knock?

 

I run upstairs, a desk lamp in hand.

Over my head, ready to land,

And right before it did just that.

I remembered - I have a cat

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