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He Was Just a Deadhead: Mystic

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In a scary nightmare, I woke in a mystical place where my old Singer floated next to your face You wore that smirk that always made me twitch so I used that old machine, and I began to stitch your lips together to prevent you from lying and your eye lids shut to keep you from spying Were my shears too sharp? Was it I who beheaded you? OOPS! Not a slipsy. It was something I meant to do. I was able to find a bobbin, and a needle to thread and my seams will assure that you remain dead. I used your hair for hemming black fabric scraps and fashioned a sort of shroud without holes or flaps I'll not take a chance that this nightmare might return so I will set you ablaze; your ashes sealed in an urn. If this is only a dream, then I've not committed a sin, but thinking about your schemes and that hidious grin, I confess I am considering it to be a very cunning idea. No more nightmares about a deadhead will I need to fear *With apologies for being a bit freaky, but the photo took control.* 9/17/2017 Image Me A Poem~Image 2 Host: Mystic Rose

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Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 10/5/2017 6:56:00 AM

Really refreshing and unusual, Lin, and I LOVE that kind of imagination and creative acumen ... enjoyed this very much! Blessings and congratulations on your well-deserved win, my friend! :-)

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 10/5/2017 7:08:00 AM

That's what keeps us young, I think ... people say I'm immature, and I say "Thank you!"! ;-)

Lin Lane
Date: 10/5/2017 7:00:00 AM

I laughed when I saw the picture and just went with my first thoughts. LOL Thanks very much, Greg. Imaginations are such wonderful gifts.

Janis Thompson

Date: 10/4/2017 9:30:00 PM

A way out imagination for this one. Well written. Congratulations.

Lin Lane
Date: 10/5/2017 6:59:00 AM

Thanks very much, Janis. It was such a weird picture, so I got a little weird writing it.

Constance La France

Date: 10/4/2017 1:54:00 PM

Lin, wow I loved this freaky write, congratulations !

Lin Lane
Date: 10/4/2017 4:34:00 PM

"Freaky" it is. Thanks, Constance.

Cheryl Hoffman

Date: 9/19/2017 9:33:00 AM

Awesome clever depiction of a sort of freaky fellow! Good luck in the contest Lin!~Che :)

Lin Lane
Date: 9/19/2017 7:26:00 PM

It IS definitely freaky. lol Thanks Che.

Vijay Pandit

Date: 9/18/2017 7:25:00 AM

This is thinking outside the box--while dark, the poem emanates from a creative mind--well written, Lin--best wishes for a win!!

Lin Lane
Date: 9/18/2017 7:54:00 AM

Thanks very much, Vijay. I had to laugh at myself when I was writing it.

Arthur Vaso

Date: 9/17/2017 10:22:00 PM

Wow, this is so creative and well written, I think is amazing when a photo takes us to places we normally would not venture, loved this Lin!!!

Lin Lane
Date: 9/18/2017 6:11:00 AM

My poem is as crazy as the picture. Does that make me a loon? lol Thanks, Art. I enjoyed venting on this one.

Russell Sivey

Date: 9/17/2017 5:05:00 PM

HA! You have surely written a magnificently frightening write but filled with such humor as well! Yes this picture is very strange, and your poem accentuates this strangeness! I really enjoyed reading this hilarious poem this afternoon! What a beautifully written masterful piece, Great Work!!

Lin Lane
Date: 9/17/2017 7:54:00 PM

It's a scary picture, but the humor made it a titch less so. Thanks as ever for your grand comments, Russell.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 9/17/2017 12:47:00 PM

- Hide all tracks ... - A nightmare that can cause trauma to anyone ... I get goosebumps, Lin - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Lin Lane
Date: 9/17/2017 7:53:00 PM

I think I had someone in mind when I was writing this one. haha Thanks, Anne-Lise.

Sunlite Wanter

Date: 9/17/2017 12:40:00 PM

I'm laughing and "creeping out" all at once. What a bizarre sense of humor you wrote.

Lin Lane
Date: 9/17/2017 7:52:00 PM

Thank you so much, Sunlite. It was a fun write.

Jan Allison

Date: 9/17/2017 12:26:00 PM

The pic is freaky Lin and I think you well and truly stitched him up lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane
Date: 9/17/2017 12:30:00 PM

Vienna found the picture, and it really is freaky. She said to have fun and I did. I think cremating that deadhead was the way to go. lol Thanks a bunch, Jan.