Off in the distance I hear it
Clamoring along its way
Coming to take the unknowing
On a fateful trip this very day
I hear the screech of the all mighty
The banshee rides once again
Death has knocked upon a door
Unknowing they paused to let it in
It has taken a dear loved one
Pain fills them with sorrow this day
They fought with all their might
To drive that horrid banshee away
They can see the cold blackness
The hooded cloak it now wears
From the arms of the loved ones
The body of another it now tears
I know not who the banshee
On this night came to find
I awake in total darkness now
A coldness fills my mind
I know now it was not a dream
That filled my head last night
It was for me that the banshee came
As I had lost my life’s last fight
On this ride I now go with peace
It carries my heart and soul
The wheels of the carriage of death
On my final journey I now roll
© Tall Mountain Dreamer October 10, 2007
