A New Species

A long those dark, dank corridors underneath the earth, an anomaly is growing.

N ebulous in it's beginnings, an as yet unknown species prepares to arise
E longated in it's skeletal structure, slight and slender, they slither about
W ily in nature, these unique elusive creatures are prone to evade the light.

S linking about at night with iridescent, bold bright eyes, they warily
P eek and peer at people, pacing about in dark, dreary alleyways
E xamining interactions, obsessed in their observations, in order to
C onnect and draw upon human energy, like sophisticated sponges.
I ntent on leeching the life force out of human beings, these humanoids wish to
E merge and spike world leaders' drinks with explosive laxatives, thus
S triking and stalling them on their "thrones", subsequently taking over our world!






Written on 2/23/2016
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Kimathi Avatar
April 13, 2016 at 8:06 AM
Wonderful, intelligent, inimitable acrostic!!! Congrats, Laura, for your placement with this fine work!!! ;-)
Leiser Avatar
April 13, 2016 at 9:42 AM
Thanks, Teddy! Flag you liked it :)
Allison Avatar
April 8, 2016 at 11:18 AM
very creative acrostic Laura congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx
Leiser Avatar
April 8, 2016 at 3:13 PM
Thank you, Jan :)
A. Sharma Avatar
April 6, 2016 at 2:03 AM
Congrats on a worthy win with this superb write Laura..
Leiser Avatar
April 8, 2016 at 3:14 PM
Thank you, Dr. Upma:)
Leiser Avatar
April 8, 2016 at 3:13 PM
Thank you, Dr. Upma:)
Dietrich Avatar
March 29, 2016 at 3:22 PM
very descriptive of this new species. and even more impressive, in acrostic form! Do you have a name for them?
Peterson Avatar
March 28, 2016 at 11:49 PM
I suppose this is describing (and well done) some fantastic serpent who, like the octopus, has a more brilliant mind than others of its kind, surpassing all that's been in a half a billion years. Yet it also perfectly describes an obsessive boss I once had.
Mark Avatar
March 24, 2016 at 3:15 AM
Laura its an Acrostic, so dont isolate it, as it makes for uncomfortable reading, the write is good, lots of decent lines , however i was expecting a punchline, perhaps referring to poets, as the " new" species, this tended to bleed out in a fictionless way,.. leaving the reader asking " how do you know of this existence" if its light-hearted, add humour, if its intentionally dark,..add a twist.... all in all well written,
Szentesi Avatar
March 24, 2016 at 1:40 AM
Wow nice poem I loved reading it :) :)
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