And when the lights go out!

Walking past the solo neon light,
casting suave shadows on the cobblestones,
breathing against the sound of silence,
puffs of smoke on a cold winter night.
And when the lights go out, I will seize you.

Lane by lane, marking your footsteps,
following the scent of your body,
leather on staddles, leaning against poles,
glancing eyes, seeking a moment's loneliness.
And when the lights go out, I will seize you.

Let you shiver in my presence,
let the fog form formations in your mind,
while you wrap around your hands,
feeling the chill of an evil around.
And when the lights go out, I will seize you.

Silver spreads across your face,
as it beams neath the moonlight,
like splitting into halves; the night.
Lines drooping on your face,
you know the moon's fading.
And when the lights go out, I will seize you.

Your English walk, ain't there anymore,
make-up's on the floor again, like you care,
vanishing panache, attitude; verve no more,
trembling, like a leaf, curling even more.
And when the lights go out, I will seize you.

Sweating on snow, gulping fear,
pushed in to the blackness, you are.
Growing still, waiting for the inevitable,
you know it, you know it all.
And when the lights go out, I will seize you.

I wish I could hold it back; the desire,
now it speaks for me, simply taken over.
Giving in; playing in to the hands of the devil, I am.
You have played it enough, the table's turned.
And when the lights go out...........................

Sharad Kanwar Raj
August 26th, 2008