04-21-2017, 02:14 AM
The Five Stages of the Babadook
It is only a story.
The knocking is louder
but there is no one
on the threshold.
Darkness will remove his hat,
and take off his face
before he comes inside.
It is only a story.
So, we celebrate
with broken bones and blood
and by cutting slices
of cake.
If only, Sam wasn’t
in the basement.
If only, the dog wasn’t dead.
It is only a story.
The worst has already happened.
It is only a story.
The knocking is louder
but there is no one
on the threshold.
Darkness will remove his hat,
and take off his face
before he comes inside.
It is only a story.
So, we celebrate
with broken bones and blood
and by cutting slices
of cake.
If only, Sam wasn’t
in the basement.
If only, the dog wasn’t dead.
It is only a story.
The worst has already happened.
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson