The Haunting

There is a house in our neighbourhood
That is haunted so the story goes
And anyone who would dare to see
Will be the victim of a tragedy

I’m not scared, I will take up the challenge
You will see, there will be no tragedy

And so I went to the house to find
The door was open so I crept inside
And climbing up the stairs I heard a sound
I lost my footing and fell to the ground

I don’t know if it was all just a dream
When I woke, I was cold and yet strangely serene

And as I opened my eyes, I saw
Two smiling children walking through the door
And they were laughing as they looked at me
Although they stared, they didn’t seem to see

Something strange and eerie was happening to me
Could they be the spirits that I’d come to see

I couldn’t move, I was paralysed
It felt so strange I knew I had to try
Then with a sudden surge of energy
I seemed to fly up with the greatest ease

Then it came, the sound of those young children screaming
What had made them leave in such panic and fear?

And now I’m trapped within these walls alone
With nothing left for me to do but roam
I might as well be dead, this is no life
As now I’ve made the final sacrifice

So my plea to anyone who may be listening
Is set me free from the ties that are keeping me here