Mythical Beings

We were told stories
Stories of the hunter demon
Haunting our children
In the dark of the moon

The faceless beast
A silhouette in the night
With a visage defined only
By juvenile imagination

Creeping along our dark spines
And halting body movement
It feeds off our fear.
An African pennywise.

A reality or mirage?
An illusion or memory?
None can verify the truth 
Of the legendary ojuju Calabar
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Michael Avatar
November 10, 2019 at 2:19 AM
If they're in our heads and in our guts... then what has wings will fly... Who knows...
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