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The dark night

Poetry

By Zeeshan TariqPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
The dark night
Photo by Joshua Woroniecki on Unsplash

At about 2 a.m.

The last night

I suddenly woke up

When the doorbell was ringing

I was afraid

I was frightened

I didn't know what to do

I didn't know how to react

I first decided to not go outside

Outside my own bedroom

The night was dark

And there was silence everywhere

Nobody was awake

And I was thinking

What to do and how to react

In the meantime, another bell rang on the door

I was afraid

I decided to not go outside

I stood up

And locked the door of my bedroom

I didn't want any problem to be created

So I ignored the doorbell and went to sleep

In that dark night

I made the right decision

how to

About the Creator

Zeeshan Tariq

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