Pitter patter on the wall
A mouse skitters down the hall
Thump thump the footsteps thud
Trekking across the floor with mud
Squelching in a crimson red
The roaring beast is happily fed

Stifled cries from the foyer
Feeding eyes of a frenzied voyeur
Black and blue fragmented reflections
A soul torn into smaller sections
The memories of a broken bard-
Memories now left irreparably scarred

Pitter patter on the wall
The coast is clear, the beast is gone