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La Chupacabra

LA CHUPACABRA

In the thickets green, it waits, hunched
On all fours.
Leering, its piercing eyes set aglow,
By passing cars headlights.
Slowly, the creature moves, almost
Without a sound.
Creeping across the road towards
Its quarry, and salivating.
It's a sharp-toothed critter, the size of
A small bear, lies in waiting, for
His victim to take a misstep.
Weaving back and forth, it
Strikes against the prey,
Until satisfied at the raw
Experience of death, has
Been concluded, to it's
Bloody satisfaction.
Flesh to bone, a killer
Feasts in the night, leaving
Devastation in the wake behind it.
Claws dripping, with leavening remnants,
A vile thing, an experimental
Chameleon blending into it's
Surroundings perfectly!
It hides in the shadows unto dusk,
Stalking, ambivalent to danger,
And ever aware of its surroundings.
The La Chupacabra, sits motionless,
In the underbrush waiting.
Where does it come from, is it
Fact or myth?
Evidences wrongful creation by
Misidentification.
Only future generations may
Discovery the truth.
But until then I'll watch closely
At night, and if I were you,
I'd do the same.
One never knows, what may be
Lurking the darkness?
Or whom might be looking,
Right back at you,
Hiding in the black shadows of night!

BY: CHERYL ANNA DUNN
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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June 2, 2016 at 9:29 PM
My lovely and dearest friend, The myth of the Chupacabra. :) Creepy, but I enjoyed. I am not going to fib, I once saw a dead animal that looks like The Chupacabra... Miss you already. LINDA
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September 29, 2015 at 7:06 PM
They are found in Puerto Rico and Texas. In the southern states. Enjoyed this Cheri.
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September 29, 2015 at 6:32 PM
La Chupacabra - did you make this up? I've never heard of it and now, thanks to you, I'll never forget it. You achieved the spook you were aiming at. I may be an easy target, but I think this is freaky enough for anybody. Again, very good ... CayCay (my Tim says he has heard of it in, he believes, New Jersey)
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