Deadly, Colorado, a place I know only too well.
Evil lurks behind each corner, waiting to drag you to hell
Akron, Alamosa or even Alma are much safer, friend
Dying young and in a murky ditch, is not a winning trend
Leave well alone, the welcome sign should really read
Your best years are ahead of you, if only you take heed.
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Colorado may be the home of many gorgeous landscapes
On the mountains, though, stand deathly shadowy shapes
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Thank you for reading!
You have Heather Hubler to thank for this after she offhandedly commented that one of my other pieces confused her because she didn't know there was a place in Colorado called Deadly.
Hence this acrostic warning was born. There, to my knowledge, is not a town in Colorado called Deathly. Whether deathly shadowy figures stand atop the Colorado mountains...I wouldn't like to say!
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