BLACK BUTTERFLY

 POETRY, PROSE AND PAINTINGS

      Wicked Grand Pa      

Wicked Grand Pa frightens us,

with stories grim and grave

of how the Zombies came back to life,

and made a naughty child their slave.

He tells us things he says are true

of ships that crew-less sail

endlessly on the oceans dark,

manned by specters grey and pale.

Wicked Grand Pa builds monsters

from things inside his head

he tells us of some folk he knew

who were buried before they were dead.

He tells the tale of Billy Bones,

his friend when he was a lad,

who out of his mind with lack of food

ate his mum and dad.

Wicked Grand Pa makes the night

a frightening time, for sure.

We beg for lights to be left on

or leave the open door

But we pray for his longevity

before we close our eyes

because we know his shade will haunt us

when our Wicked Grand Pa dies.