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An Overcast Sky

A Haiku for the Vocal Skyku Challenge

By Michelle Liew Tsui-LinPublished 2 years ago β€’ 1 min read
An Overcast Sky
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I had to sleep with the lights on when I was younger, owing to my fear of the obvious. My nyctophobia has faded but was overwhelming then.

For some of us, it can linger.

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Fear nestles high,

In the dark sky overcast β€”

night devours day.

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Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin

Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.

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