In books and on screens
in movie scenes
we produce the most
horrific things
Like flesh eating sharks
and creatures with
razor sharp
fangs and claws that cling
Wendigo spirits consuming
human flesh;
watching and waiting
hiding behind the trash
Repulsive beings gone wild,
demons sucking souls
in some terrible place
and devils and angels
fallen from grace
Hunted houses,
pets and dolls
and any kind of creature
that crawls,
mutant cats
and creepy bears,
witches casting
evil spells,
horrible screams,
ominous sounds
and terrifying bells
Viruses
and plagues,
axes and swords,
knives and guns and bombs
War in outer space,
the annihilation
of human race
A total bloody mess
leaving people
powerless
And all that
we so happily
imagine
up here
All made up
by humans:
the ones
we should actually
fear