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Dinner Time At the Old Farmhouse

Scream out mom or mommy if you prefer Dad or daddy is already longer than gone Dragged between the walls by the creature A hideous mechanical many armed thing Breathing acid through razor sharp teeth The slimy cold tongue licks the floors Sensing out humans because it wants more Mom or mommy can't help you now She screams your name one last time As you dial 911 on the rotary phone Which takes forever for one rotation This is not the stone ages for crying out loud A digital or Iphone is required for survival Monsters can not be placed on hold The insidious one finishes off the last parent A mechanical voice is sounding down the hall “If you would like to make a call please hang up” “Try your call again later” A dial tone accompanies the next one devoured Music to the ears of the skinless thing feeding It is later than you think

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