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I'M Skeered- More Halloween Horror

They flip and fly in all directions As they suck their victims dry So untamed and fearless Feeding undisturbed in broad daylight They hang outside our homes and city parks Nowhere is it I feel safe I'll see them flutter by the corner of my eye How much longer must I play this charade After years I'm breaking my silence To tell the world it freaks me out When they light upon the innocent And that long black tongue comes sliding out I've had this fear from early childhood And countless doctors don't know why I always faint and then I wet myself At the very sight of the dreaded..."Butterfly"

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Date: 10/29/2016 6:16:00 PM
Lol, too funny Mike as I can just picture that! (I highly recommend Depends on these "butterfly" outings btw!)
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