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Heart Stopping Scream

Heart stopping scream.
Permeates the woods.
A woman being murdered.

I grab my flashlight.
I wouldn’t do that if I were you.
I glare at my friend.

A woman is being killed.
I am going to save her.
That was a bobcat, she says.

I come right back to the deck.
There are no more screams
But yips of coyotes.

Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2021

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Gershon Wolf Date: 6/13/2021 8:06:00 PM Well, it could have been a FEMALE bobcat! Like you said, a woman was getting killed. Go, Caren go.... Who, me? O.K., but you go first... lol. Good one. :) gw Login to Reply

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 6/13/2021 12:49:00 PM Hello Caren, wow! your imagination really made this poem pop. Hugs Darlene.. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 6/13/2021 3:18:00 PM Hello Caren, a true story! Wow! It sounds scary. Hugs. Caren Krutsinger Date: 6/13/2021 2:03:00 PM Thank you Darlene; this was a true story.

L Milton Hankins Date: 6/13/2021 8:32:00 AM I hate coyotes. They gang up on smaller animals and rip their entrails out. Disgusting creatures. We have them, too, here in the small city of Ashland. Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 6/13/2021 2:04:00 PM We have them and when we hear wild yipping my blood turns cold.

Mahtab Bangalee Date: 6/13/2021 3:29:00 AM darkness screams out to beget darkness! Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 6/13/2021 2:04:00 PM It surely does.