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Beyond the Pale

Moms beat their children half to death For scissoring up their best white sheets Cutting out two holes for eyes Ghosts don't really look like that Damaged linens is the Outer Limits Is Addams Family crazy beyond the pale Whiter than white turned gray Thank you Thing! Give Cousin Itt a comb for all that hair To see through this vale of tears and darkness Hand him a brush with death A hand sandwich with mustard on it Hand him a knife to cut through clouds Gray beyond the pale Beyond white sheets with holes cut in them Blowing in the wind with ghosts still in them

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Date: 5/29/2019 8:36:00 AM
clever title Earl, scary poem in so many ways especially that hand sandwich and I especially loved the final stanza its so powerful:-) hugs Jan xx
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Jan Allison
Date: 5/29/2019 12:47:00 PM
I thought of Halloween when I read it and remeber seeing the Addams family too:-) hugs Jan xx
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Earl Schumacker
Date: 5/29/2019 11:30:00 AM
Hi Jan, I was thinking about you recently. Sorry I have not kept in touch. This poem is more suited to Halloween. The Addams Family was a popular TV show here in the states. I made some references to "Thing" which was one of their pets or part of a dismembered family member. It was a hand that lived in a box. It was a comedy show. Cousin "Itt" was a creature made up of hair. Glad you liked the poem. Take care. Earl

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