Gershon Wolf Poet Verse

Dogs Bark

She stands at the barbed-wire fence
 Her chest heaves up and down
  Her picture is taken ~ dogs bark
   They are ferocious

The gate in the middle creaks open
 admitting her
  It slams shut behind her
   ~ She jumps 

The gleaming metal detector
 looms before her
  She passes through unscathed
   Eerie quiet ~ her flesh crawls... 

Five girls in all escorted 
 through the narrow corridor
  Footsteps catch in hearts
   ~ "We are the doomed"  

A giant latchkey 
 inserted into the keyhole...
  We are shoved, gasping
    into the room

"Welcome to kinder-garten"
  intones metallically
   I hear dogs bark...I whimper
     ~ There are no dogs

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Jan Allison May 25, 2018 at 11:19 AM The imagery gave me chills, made me think of concentration camps during the war Gershon:-(hugs Jan xx Gershon Wolf May 25, 2018 at 1:23 PM Brrrrrrrrrrrr----oops; wrong kind of chills, I guess. Well, it was supposed to have a chilling effect, so I'm 'happy' this affected you that way. Thanks, always, for your support, Jan!...Back on vacation again through morning of May 29... Ciao! Gershon

Tom Cunningham May 25, 2018 at 1:51 AM Had visions of a third world country prison,a hell hole. Great write Gershon. Hope you had a good break. Tom. Gershon Wolf May 25, 2018 at 1:24 PM ---Then the poem had the desired effect, I guess. Thank you, Tom, as always for your support,...and I'll be back on vacation again through May 28. Best wishes, Gershon

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 24, 2018 at 10:34 PM I love the uncomfortable. Good little under the skin poem. xomo! Gershon Wolf May 25, 2018 at 12:03 AM 'Tis a bit on the 'creepy-crawly' side, isn't it? ---Sounds like this one worked alright...Thanks, Mo!! :) gw