Essence
Something sinister stalks the streets
Searching the smells at sunset
Slipping unseen, slinking in shadows
Seeking that special sweet snack
She sees with rose tinted glasses
It's secretly stolen her senses
Slowly the serpent approaches
Since now it somehow seems safe
It's sulphurous stench overcomes her
She slumps at once on the stones
It's sillibant stutter, stalling her speech
Stealing her silent screams
Sated at last it slides to the sewers
Entrails slurping inside
It slips it's tentacles into the slime
And settles to sleep of it's feast
Joint 3rd place in John Freeman's 'Most Awesome Paranormal Experience' contest
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