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Ghoul

I live in darkness, in hidden caverns Dwelling below the graves above I hate the light for it burns me Causing my flesh to bubble and melt I feed on those that have been buried The dead become my banquet, my feast I devour each decayed body with relish Even the bones snap as I swallow them I can not eat the living, it is my curse I fear HIM far above for it is forbidden To taste fresh meat and drink sweet blood If only I was brave enough to be tempted It is a lonely life, sometimes I find a mate A human woman, that is caught in the dark I drag her down into the furthest caverns She screams as I take my lust in blackness I never feed them, only use them for mating They starve to death and I let them ripen If they are pregnated by my seed inside My child will dine of the decaying remains It is how we breed but humans are strange Centuries ago they hunted us, destroyed us Some of us hid, sleeping for those centuries But I have now come awake in this new time They drive metal machines, I see them at night Metal machines even fly high up above me I fear I am now the last remaining of my kind So I must hunt young female women to breed My kind will rear up and dominate this new world That has long forgotten my kind, I will remind them They think my race only fantasy, they will learn They will be reintroduced into knowing true fear And my offspring will no long live in fear anymore No longer will we be only satisfied on the dead This is a time for my new race to also change So humans now beware, we will devour the living

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 8/21/2010 5:54:00 PM
Ps. Smile ~ "Very Well Created & Uniquely Presented Spooky Poe Chris;" Bye Again!:) ~
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Date: 8/21/2010 5:52:00 PM
Smile ~ But first You shall have to overcome You afore mentioned fear of HIM above? And then, watch out for those, FLAMETHROWERS!! Smile, haven't You seen the new version of THE THING yet? Smile, "Much Love & Warmth to You & Yours Always," John! ~ Smile, "Have A Very Beautiful & Not So Ghoulish Evening My Dear Friend;" Bye!:) ~
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Date: 8/21/2010 9:00:00 AM
Oooh, I certainly hope the ghouls don't rise up and "dominate this new world." Scary poem, Chris, with frightening images of mankind's vulnerability to the dark ones. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 8/21/2010 7:24:00 AM
OK that was positively creepy, ( I think I saw this movie,"CHUD") really well written and scary tale. good job
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