dark terror

as i walk through the darkness,
shadows looming past me,
i hear a distant sound,
a sound that makes me quicken my pace,
a sound that sets my heart beating, faster,
a sound so unfamiliar,
it makes me think of the terrors of the night,

of when i wake at night and see no one beside me,
yet, someone seems to be there,
all around me,
part of the air,

of when i toss and turn on bed,
with dreams that i dread,
terror filling my lungs,
haunting my night,

i hear the sound again,
as i stop dead on track,
this time it seems to be,
coming from inside of me,

doob...daab...dooob..daab...
it chants in rhythm,
to my heart beat,

and soon,
darkness envelopes me,
as i gasp for the last bit of air,
before i succumb to the night.