Java Nights... Poem by Jay AndersonTaylor

Slowly I did creep down the stairs to see

what it was... Creak! Creak! Went the first step. Me afraid?

Never that, I just need to see

what was making all that noise downstairs

in my house... My heartbeat was now so loud

I could barely hear my own thoughts... Thump! Thump!

With each beat of my heart, my head did swell even more.

Closer towards me did the sound come and

as I reached the last step, I could see a shadow

pass in the light. Now I was scared and did start to sweat.

As I then turned the corner where the shadow last went...

I could hear a sound from the kitchen inside the sink. Clank!

Clank! Then, it sounded like pots falling from the shelves.

As I entered the kitchen and reached for the light...

Something knocked me off my feet as it pounced into my chest!

I did scream in fright... Ahhh! Only to realize, it was just

my silly old cat. Seems I've had too much hot java on a cold

Halloween night.

Jay Andrew Anderson-Taylor

Copyright ©2008 Jay Andrew Anderson-Taylor