Category: Words
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From the shadows
Hypnotic eyes peer through the window as the first signs of twilight make their mark upon the world. Shadows stretch hither, thither and every wither, reaching, grasping, trying to consume whatever they can capture in their slow advance. Trees, buildings, walls… nothing can hold back the incoming darkness. Unblinking eyes remain unaware as they stare…
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Chyldelike
The Inner ChyldeThat dwells insideDemands with tantrums to be heardTo be pleasedBut vexed if teasedWithout uttering a wordThe Inner ChyldeWith macabre smilesCauses mischief and mayhem galoreYet it will cast a spellOn those who tellThe Chylde to be no moreThe Inner ChyldeNeither tame nor wildWill demand to have its funBut if deniedThe Chylde insideWill make your…
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The Room with the Broken Window
The Room Wind howled through the broken window, caused by the branch of the large oak during the great storm. I was surrounded by an eerie darkness; the only light coming into the room was from the candlelight in the corridor outside the partly open door. Trying to keep as quiet as I could, I…
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Almost Rhymeless Nonsense
As I ate a sandwichThinking basically nothingI noticed a little problemAn itch somewhere beneath my elbow My cup which once contained liquidNow stands on the table emptyEmptied by the monsterBut that’s my little secret I trekked across the foyerNot straight but almost zigzagWhen through the window I glimpsedAn animal whose name doesn’t rhyme: a wolf…
The Mansionic Perspective 