Eyes of the Museum

When the last
Of the visitors
Leave

The Party
Really starts

The ghosts from
The relics
Of Yesteryear

Dance by the
Rhythm of their
Hearts

Standing guard
Every night are
Two who never miss a thing

One was an upstart who tried his best
To replace his then High King

The other, much to his dismay,
Is the king him Very Self

And every night they stand side by side upon a museum shelf

Mummified, unable to move, nor sing, nor blink, nor dance
They merely have to sit and watch, as though they’re in a trance

Trapped and wrapped and strapped
But desperate to be free
Not for revenge or repercussion
But to join the others
…And parteee!

Oct 2, 2013

Abilities, Confusion, Dance, Feel GOOD!, Ghosts, Halloween, Legends, Random, Rhyme, The World, Time, Words

22 responses to “Eyes of the Museum”

nrhatch

Oct 2, 2013

They could have a great time if they weren’t so wrapped up in themselves. 😛

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Oct 2, 2013
  
  Hehehe!
  Very true, Nancy!
  
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Let’s CUT the Crap!

Oct 2, 2013

Delightful, but this ain’t no Monster Mash ’cause they can’t “parteee!”

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Oct 3, 2013
  
  Nope. Not for them, anyways, Tess!
  
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  1. Let’s CUT the Crap!
    
    Oct 6, 2013
    
    😉
    
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Diane Henders

Oct 3, 2013

Love it!

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Oct 3, 2013
  
  Pleases that you do, Diane!
  
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lameadventures

Oct 3, 2013

“Trapped and wrapped and strapped
But desperate to be free”

Pretty much sums up how I feel every second I’m at work, Tom.

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Oct 3, 2013
  
  I know that feeling, LA!
  
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prenin

Oct 3, 2013

Good one Tom! 🙂

Ever seen ‘Night at the Museum’? 🙂

God Bless!

Prenin.

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Oct 3, 2013
  
  Thanks, Prenin.
  I think I have seen that movie, but it must have been a while ago… it may also have been one of those that I woke up and it was playing movies that I saw the end of, so I may not have seen it in full…
  
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The Laughing Housewife

Oct 3, 2013

I feel sorry for the mummies but I love the idea of a museum party every night 🙂

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Oct 3, 2013
  
  I think it would be good to be in a museum every night, Tilly, even though it will be a little spooky…
  
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Gray Dawster

Oct 3, 2013

Your Halloween start is excellent
Tom and I like your new header too 🙂 🙂

Have fun today…

Andro

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Oct 3, 2013
  
  Thanks, Andro.
  Looking forward to your Halloween tale… I may even add a paragraph or two…!
  
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  1. Gray Dawster
    
    Oct 4, 2013
    
    I hope that you will Tom, I haven’t even written the first part yet but I will do that first thing in the morning and post it, just add whatever you like following on from the last person, you can take the story wherever you like, I am sure it will have many different angles 🙂 lol It should be fun though, hopefully 🙂
    
    Andro
    
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    1. Tom Merriman
      
      Oct 5, 2013
      
      I’m enjoying this little run, Andro… adding snippets when I can, to steer the story in a different direction. It is going all over the place, however, which adds to the fun!
      
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      1. Gray Dawster
        
        Oct 5, 2013
        
        This was my intention, as we will all have a different idea on what happens next, it is like playing the game of consequences only with this story we get to see the whole snippet and not just a single word, but the fun is still there I think 🙂 lol Thank you for taking part, I appreciate it Tom 🙂
        
        Andro
        
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shreejacob

Oct 3, 2013

Firstly your rendering of the mummies are awesome! In fact the one to the right might have been a good looking fella before he got mummified!
I do feel bad for those mummies…maybe someone should tell help them loosen the wrapping!! Then they could partee the night away! 😀

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Oct 3, 2013
  
  Thank you, Shree! And the one on the right may have been… I shall see if I can explore this for you!
  They’re actually in a very shoddy state, the pair of them… they’re unraveling everywhere, but can’t manage to get free to get down with the relics!
  
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Visionkeeper

Oct 3, 2013

Interesting….I so love how you embrace the Halloween feelings TL…Last year as well. Time to get the costumes made for your kitty friends. Maybe masks and capes, who knows. I am sure you can rustle something up in the laboratory….Have a happy weekend….VK

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Oct 3, 2013
  
  VK, my Inner Child loves Halloween and completely takes over!
  Masks and capes you say… hmmm… you’ve given me an idea!
  
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