The Devouring Forest

When I was young I got lost in a forest
I was supposed to go east but instead went west  
My sense of location isn’t exactly the best 
Once I entered the woods I felt stressed 
For the very entrance had regressed 
I soon realized this forest was possessed 
it’s sole purpose to ingest 
and make kids like me depressed 

If I knew, when I began my quest 
just how long and painful it would be 
I would’ve lied down to rest 
Luckily, I don’t have the ability to foresee 

One giant organism without teeth
the devouring forest hungers for meat 
But kids who enter are usually too sweet 
Unless unsweetened, they’re not fit to eat 

One giant organism without a heart 
the devouring forest uses its organs 
to tear sweet kids apart 
Now unsweetened, and fit to eat 

Air suffocating me with flies 
Winds moaning dreary sighs  
Butterflies blinding my eyes 
Tarantulas building webs of demise 
Crows screaming lies
Branches clawing at my thighs 
Dark clouds crying lice 
Gusts of death freezing my lips to ice

Oaks acting as wooden spies 
At all costs, hide the prize 
Make sure the kid cries 
now we wait until she dies

Once inside there’s no way out 
The devouring forest had me convinced
Drained of all might 
I stopped to fight 
and would’ve given up
If it weren’t for that faint light

A white dot in a sea of black
It reminded me of a way back 
While faint, I could hear a voice 
blocking out the horrible noise 
Another living human, rejoice!

I had only seen dead girls and boys 

As I advanced deeper, 
the light grew stronger 
Alms tried to block my path 
as mice chanted: 
Bloodbath! Bloodbath! Bloodbath!
Bruised, slashed and covered in scars
I could start to make out the sound of cars
and catch a glimpse of the stars

Finally, light touched my skin 
Did I finally win?
In the midst of white I make out a figure
an Angel that heard me conjure?

Crouched in a corner, white and small 
Each eye a blue crystal ball
A smile so bright prevented my fall
You found me, it smiled
a voice of a child 
You finally heard my call