Portrait

By the lantern's light

Through the halls

In the house a presence calls

Spiders crawl on the weathered walls

Like a painted tomb

I felt her there

Eyes so bright locked in endless stare

A bold beware chills creep in the air

How your silent plea

Reflects hauntingly

Through the still and dark, where our shadows meet

In this mansion bleak where our hearts compete

Every stroke was drawn

In a fervent quest

A canvas deep for eternal rest

But her soul is set a perpetual guest

How your silent plea

Reflects hauntingly

Through the still and dark where our shadows meet

In this mansion bleak where our hearts compete

In the attic's chill secrets lie concealed

Sorrow lingers still wounds that never healed

In the mirror's gaze reflections of the past

Through the foggy haze a haunting that will last

How your silent plea

Reflects hauntingly

Through the still and dark where our shadows meet

In this mansion bleak where our hearts compete