Black Shuck

I ran that night

Run and run and run

Running as a startled hart

Screaming with agonized joy

Those eyes of darkest red

Penetrating the abyss of my soul

Black Shuck will hunt me down

Each night for eternity

Run and run and run

Futile flight towards fevered sanity

Those eyes of darkest red

Peering from the haunted lighthouse

Obscuring the hidden shoals

Luring me towards my inevitable demise

Black Shuck will devour my soul

Each night for eternity

Run and run and run

Aching senses massaged by raking claws

Those eyes of darkest red

Casting their errant shadow

Insidious barbs

Caressing my haunted psyche

Black Shuck will obliterate my mind

Each night for eternity

Run and run and run

Seeking solace within my shattered heart

Those eyes of darkest red

Spewing the venom

Of intrinsic self-hate

The acrid burning of my soul

Black Shuck will feed upon my essence

Each night for eternity