Chilling

Creeping, creeping
Shadows, like dust under a bed,
crawl from the corners toward you
Creeping, creeping-
Eerie low bellows quake your spine
Slowly chills run up and down-
Creeping... just cr e e p i ng

Open your eyes, so so slow, just enough to see
where the shadows are going, 
just cre e p i n g, c r ee ping...
Low bellows, like a whale song,
begin to temper longer, slower, louder.
The sounds surround you, they are your atmosphere-
your very air. 
Cacophonic, the air and wafting shadows wrap you
in a cocoon of fear
crawling up your spine
Chilling-
just c r e e p i n g, c
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                                          g....
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Dietrich Avatar
May 4, 2014 at 10:01 PM
amy, silllybillykidster has written a short tribute to you. HAve you checked it out?
A. Sharma Avatar
April 17, 2014 at 1:44 AM
Congrats on ur win Amy ! Very well written !
Guzzi Avatar
April 16, 2014 at 7:05 PM
Congrad's on your win. Light & Love
Johnson Avatar
April 16, 2014 at 11:55 AM
Very scary. Congratulations on your win with it. Love, Joyce
Smith Avatar
April 16, 2014 at 10:10 AM
This is fantastic Amy. I love the repetitiveness and the anticipation of fear....hugs Tim
Mehta Avatar
April 16, 2014 at 9:40 AM
Happy to see you on the winner's list. Congrats, amy
Callus Avatar
April 16, 2014 at 9:28 AM
Wow! chillingly assertive; very good. // congrats on win. // paul
Walker  Avatar
April 16, 2014 at 4:24 AM
Nicely done Amy... Congratulations on winning in contest... Verlena
A   Avatar
April 16, 2014 at 2:10 AM
Hi Amy, nice entry... I thought it was creative... congrats.... xox~Linda
A  Avatar
April 11, 2014 at 10:42 PM
AMY, CongratS, on your win:) LUV ~SKAT~
A   Avatar
April 11, 2014 at 9:38 PM
Hi Amy, , Congratulations, In Charlotte's MIX, contest.... always~ Linda
Dietrich Avatar
April 11, 2014 at 7:50 PM
looks like creeping under the bed. Or maybe down into an attic. Good way to SHOW not just say it!!! Congrats for your win, Amy.
Puddifoot Avatar
April 11, 2014 at 5:01 PM
modernistic, intriguing and atmospheric, this just had to place for its creative originality - congrats on your win in my contest :)
Nance Avatar
April 5, 2014 at 5:54 PM
ooh that is very descriptive and gives me the creepy crawlies how fun.
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