shattered window glass and swinging chains
thunder
ccc ra ck!
sssss—
snake slithers through vines—abandon—sssss
winding path to crocked
house and leafless trees
blood on porch—dribbles and drops
the wayward night with rumbling crack!
door creaks drifts on dangling hinges—rrrrrrrr
sssss—
tumbles
crrrrrr—ash!
chandelier swings in ruddy night—lit
whispering candles
shhhhhh—shhhhhh
they cry out
wailing—the blood-born moon
And in the foyer, listless—wrist vein
drip—drip—drip
ssssssss…
droplets weave through vines
candles flicker
shhhhhh—shhhhhh
out
© All Rights Reserved Caroline Adele O’Brien
Kintsugi Poets Society 
This is so vivid it made me shiver. I hate snakes. Beautifully penned!
Thank you, Irina! Yah, I’m not a fan of snakes either. Hahaha! But I think I dislike spiders more. 🙂