I Once Got Spooked

i once got spooked
on Spooky Hollow road
smack dab
in middle of headless horseman country
almost lost my head
it was very dark
lanterns belong to city dwellers

my station wagon spun crazy eights
as i imagined, the dawn of the dead,
a recently watched horror fest

any moment he’d materialize
head hanging off shoulder
green as pea soup

or Dracula, leaning on a cane
white teeth hanging like stalagmites

bump in the road…

well you know the end
i find the main artery

my box springs creak at night

muuuaaaaahhhhhhh….

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Date: 10/29/2020 4:06:00 AM
Love the poem, and the ending is terrific Kim.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/29/2020 5:42:00 AM
Thank you! Boo!
Date: 10/28/2020 6:02:00 PM
Ha! Kim this is so clever! Find the main artery. LOL! Nicely done, Linda
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/28/2020 6:54:00 PM
Thanks...lol!
Date: 10/28/2020 12:57:00 PM
Scary indeed. But don't lose your head. :) ~~
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/28/2020 6:55:00 PM
LOL...
Date: 10/28/2020 9:58:00 AM
You tickle my scary bone today Kim, love it.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/28/2020 6:55:00 PM
Thank you, Pixie!
Date: 10/28/2020 9:15:00 AM
You're in halloween mode Kim, full of spooky imagery. Tom
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/28/2020 6:56:00 PM
Thanks, Tom. Partly (or mostly ;) Based on a true story...lol
Date: 10/28/2020 8:47:00 AM
That was very creative, I love it Kim! Great job on this gem!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/28/2020 9:07:00 AM
Thank you, Mark! Muuuahhh
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