Gripped with fear;
as shadowed silhouettes taunt me.
Paralyzed by apprehension;
as hairs stand on end looking for an escape route.
Closing my eyes provides some solitude,
a momentary diversion.
Author notes
30 words
Picture credit: Bed by *Hoffine
A contest entry
- Halloween Contest! by Valley Girl.
400 points, ended October 27, 2008, 10 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Great little piece on fright. Congrats on the gold.
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WOW! WOW! WOW! This is awesome. In just 30 words you've explained the picture perfectly. I love it. I am not surprised this won Gold. It is so awesome. Congratulations on the shiny and keep it flowing.
Much love
Ylova
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Wonderful use of imagery. Only L4 could maybe fixed into a shorter, and more compacter one.
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Fantastic take on the prompt! Excellent vocab! Thank you for your entry, best of luck in the contest.
♥
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So thats what hides under the bed! Fantastic take on the picture. Closing eyes doesn't work for long, shame really. A wonderful read, good luck
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Oh wow hun this is awesome
as shadowed silhouettes taunt me.
Paralyzed by apprehension; brilliant lines
Best wishes
Julie
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