Inside His Gloomy Garret

Inside his gloomy garret he thought of each old dream.
How miserably he’d failed with each crazy half-baked scheme.
Embittered he had grown from his every circumstance.
How he loathed his wife, whose only longing was romance!
She had loved him (rich or poor) and that had been no help.
She lay dead near him. In his ears echoed her last yelp.
His final thoughts of anyone were quite uncontrite.
Just one bullet left. A single gunshot sliced the night!

Oct. 28, 2020 for Tania Kitchin's 8 Lines Of Spooky Rhyme Poetry Contest
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Date: 11/11/2020 12:54:00 PM
Spine tingling Andera! Congratulations on your win!
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Date: 11/6/2020 11:26:00 AM
- Congratulations on your great win in this spooky contest, Andrea :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 11/6/2020 10:41:00 AM
Andrea, congratulations on your win in Tania's 8 lines of Spooky contest, with this chilling poem_ Constance
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Date: 11/5/2020 1:49:00 PM
Andrea, congratulations on your winning placement with your scary and tragic tale!
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Date: 10/31/2020 3:58:00 PM
Hello Andrea - this poem is so spooky, particularly because it is true to life and is happening more than we realize. You have certainly written this well Andrea - Lindsay
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Date: 10/30/2020 9:10:00 AM
Murder - Hercule Poirot help us, we have a scary situation here, did he commit suicide because he killed his wife - so well penned - excellent write Andrea. Blessings, Jennifer.
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Date: 10/30/2020 11:16:00 AM
you are half right. But he committed suicide because he hated his life (sometimes these selfish bastards take others down with them)
Date: 10/29/2020 1:24:00 PM
oh, yes, very scary - love it
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Date: 10/29/2020 10:57:00 AM
Now they are eight scary lines..
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Date: 10/29/2020 7:26:00 AM
Andrea, 'Wolfman, oh wolfman, oh wolfman howl Rub-a-dub-dub, it's a murder most foul' -Bob Dylan
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Date: 10/29/2020 4:55:00 AM
WOW... so terrifyingly real! God bless you with a win, dear friend :)
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Date: 10/29/2020 4:33:00 AM
Perfect for Halloween and for the contest; not too sudden, subtly sinister!
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Date: 10/29/2020 4:31:00 AM
Apt for the theme, Andrea--creepy but sad as well.
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Date: 10/29/2020 2:18:00 AM
A spooky scene Andrea, so often you hear of that in real life. Good luck Tom
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Date: 10/28/2020 11:45:00 PM
Truly creepy! GL in the C
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Date: 10/28/2020 7:00:00 PM
It is an impressively written spooky piece, Andrea!! Everything falls apart when the "single gunshot sliced the night"!!
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