A creeping in the doorway Lightly on your feet A sneaking in the hallway A rustle in the street. A snapping in the backyard A giggle from a tree A whisper in the still air They've finally come for me. A stirring in the kitchen A chill spreads on the floor A tapping at the window Someone has jammed the door. A creaking in the corner Shadows on the wall, My heart begins to flutter There's yelling in the hall. They're slipping 'neath the doorframe The lights are fading out I feel a hand upon me I try, but fail to shout. Pain is shooting through me A searing down my back Claws upon my every inch Submerse me into black.
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Kari McLeese
teacher, wife, mom, bibliophile
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Aging Love
My lover's hands are knarled like rotting wood His movements stiff with all the pains of age. And if his mind could comprehend a book His fingers could not work to turn the page. My lover's speech is often slurred by drink, His breath enough to cause me to retreat And if his boots and socks to be removed There's more than fungus growing on his feet. My lover's skin has yellowed with the years And cracked from many days spent in the sun. His teeth have suffered sweets and lack of paste And crumbled, leaving him but one. My lover's cheeks are sunken, hollow pits. His empty eyes find much around to hate, And if you were both starving and near death He'd steal the bread and butter from your plate. And though he's horrid, monstrous, and cruel, I love the rancid, cankerous old mule.
By Kari McLeese3 years ago in Poets
In The Blink of Her Eye
Time itself bent and morphed, allowing Shannon the precious seconds needed to see and adjust to the disaster unfolding in front of her. Each frame showed minute details she would have missed had the clock not slowed down until she heard every click of the hands as they swept toward the end of everything. If only she was being melodramatic...
By Lisa VanGalen3 days ago in Fiction
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Well that definitely sounds like a nightmare ! Great storytelling. Thanks for sharing :)