Turn the corner
Fear settles in
In a place where she dreaded so
Why return
Why tonight
Foolish boy a voice whispers
A tattered torn boy
wanders nearby
Crimson covers all
Blue eyes peek behind red
Cooing she closes in on her prey
Wiping the small face with her hankechief
She smiles her eyes hidden from view
They contain all
She has
Her fear
rage
hurt
and
sorrow
Hiding all emotions but one
The boy shrieks
His scream is silenced
The night again once more
is quite tranquil
Author notes
muwahhch i wonder what this interesting lady did...hmmmm i leave it up to you...
A contest entry
- Terrify me..... by SignifyingNothing.
750 points, ended March 14, 2008, 21 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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I like the mystery in this, how you didn't just spell it out, but leave what actually happened up to the reader's imagination.
My only nitpick:
The night again once more
Really is redundant, you only need either "once again" or "once more."
Other than that, I liked it. Keep it up, poet, and thanks for entering!
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