My Own Poetry (The Repeated Knock)

The Repeated Knock

By: Taylor DeVito

The knock of the door sent a chill down my spine

I dropped to the floor and remained silent

But nothing changed

A constant knocking at my door

Hours passed by with my eyes blood shot red

But nothing changed

All I could hear was 

A constant knocking at my door

I'd had it with hiding and locking in my voice

Grabbed protection and stomped to the door

Being everything but silent

Stomping, Screaming, and Banging

And then

Something changed

I could hear plenty of things except

A constant knocking at my door

After this odd night I jollied into bed with my bagged eyes

Laid my head on my pillow

It was quiet 

I was hoping that nothing would change

All I could hear was my breaths 

But as soon as my sleep reached its peak

Something changed

All I could hear now was

A constant knocking at my door

Defeat rolled over

I thought I won this battle

But the knocking returned

Not only did the knocking return 

It became louder

Faster

And more obnoxious than the first time before

But I didn't jump the bullet

I didn't drop to the floor

I didn't make any ruckus 

But I did lay in bed 

I did stay silent

I did quench my eyes tightly

In hope that this knocking would stop

But it didn't stop

It didn't get quieter

It didn't leave my ears

But it did ring in my mind

It did scare me

It did get louder

In hope to underestimate me

Again I'd had it with hiding and locking in my voice

I skipped the protection and stomped to the door

Being everything but silent

Stomping, Screaming, and Banging

And then

Something changed

I could hear plenty of things except

A constant knocking at my door

After this odd morning I jollied into bed  for the second time with my bagged eyes

Laid my head on my pillow

It was quiet again

I was hoping that nothing would change this time

Still all I could hear was my breaths 

But as soon as my sleep reached its peak

Something changed

I bet you know what happened next at this moment

A hopeless and never ending cycle