Shivers

A sound in the night

High and piercing

Like a cat in heat

Like a screeching hinge

Was it someone in pain

Or a cry of pleasure

An owl hunting

Or late night partiers

It rang out as we

Lingered under the

Almost full moon

Sent shivers down

And there was no way

We were about to

Investigate

Creep down into the

Cellar with flashlights

While the audience shouts

Don’t go there