Ghosts of the Forest

 I see you ghosts of the forest
your white on the surface
and you sway in the wind like an orchestrated chorus
from a distance you give me a scare
with your limbs so bare
and the way you seem to stare
at night your glow is so haunting
and your shadows so flaunting
I look at you and feel my stomach knotting
the way you stand out amongst the pines
standing in perfect lines
reaching out and gesturing rhythmic signs
I can see through your disguise
and your winter lies
it's no big surprise
soon you will be green once more
even though at first I wasn't sure
because all the leaves you once bore
now lay dead on the ground
they fell without a single sound
piled up in a great big mound
like a grave for the recently deceased
or a home for a hungry beast
and then my fear increased
all noises became very still
the wind blew and gave me a chill
but I couldn't tear my eyes off you up on that hill
I felt frozen in place
and lost all color in my face
while the air became very thin in the space
surrounding me
choking me
I can't see!
I wake up, drowsy, and look around
where am I? I don't even hear a sound
I smell dead leaves and realize I am in that mound!
in panic, I search for a way out
even though I was sure there was no door, I had doubt
and I just wanted to shout
but who would hear me
in this forest of trees
oh how could this be?
this will become my grave
with my soul no longer able to save
and will become it's slave