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Predator

Frantically, I walk on a lane of vile secrets, past glared dazes from hooded eyes marking me as obsession’s target where a quest to nail me taunts my fear : with endless shrieks echoing , “ I will follow you, “ … a voice raspy as brittle tones imposes its eerie presence. And I quiver in coiled form, Helpless, while the breath of uncertainty wipes the restful assurance of most nights: In a click of time, life smells danger knowing not if those taloned hands would clutch me in the darkness or light. All at once, I watch myself drenched In the cloud of foreboding , torturing my lucid hours now haunted by one incensed predator. Until I confront this ghastly shadow laden with karmic sins, wolves of yesterday assaulting my every breath's intake…that I come face to face with this damned nemesis in guileful pursuit and the nemesis which haunts my spirit …is me. Written for Silent One: STALKER 11/13/2017

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Date: 11/19/2017 1:09:00 AM
This is a cracking write, nette, love it. Congrats! Viv x
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Date: 11/18/2017 9:18:00 PM
Great twist at the end, congrats on another win!
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Date: 11/18/2017 4:45:00 AM
Congrats, Nette.
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Date: 11/18/2017 12:04:00 AM
What a stunning poem that kept me fascinated from beginning to end. Congratulations on a well deserved win Nette...Maria
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Date: 11/17/2017 1:42:00 PM
Wow Nette, the language you used in this poem is evidence of your great vocabulary and poetic talents... Deep and sad write.. Congratulations on your first place in the contest
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Date: 11/14/2017 10:23:00 AM
Dear Nette: Nicely done my friend. As always, you write with great oomph! All the best then, Leon.
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Date: 11/13/2017 1:33:00 PM
Nicely done with a great twist ending. That's one stalker that, unfortunately, we can never elude or evade... just postpone the inevitable. Regards, John.
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Date: 11/13/2017 1:03:00 PM
Incredible flow with a pivotal ending ! When we deal with our own shadow, light opens up. I will bookmark this one!
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Date: 11/13/2017 4:15:00 AM
Wow, I LOVED the take you have for the STALKER contest! I really enjoyed reading this tremendous poem this morning! Your words have resonated within me and kept me rasped in awe! I hope to break free of the grasps of the pains at which you describe so perfectly within your clever piece! What an amazing write my friend! Great Work!!
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Date: 11/12/2017 7:53:00 PM
First I want to thank you for that amazing poem you email me there was no way I could compare. My husband loved it. Wow!! Excellent write. Your imagery is amazing, Nette, and the older we get it gets worse. Hugs dear friend
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Date: 11/12/2017 12:00:00 PM
Quite a turn at the ending--a well written story of introspection--best for a win, nette!
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Date: 11/12/2017 11:07:00 AM
So powerful! To come face to face with ourselves thus destroying that nemesis!
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Date: 11/12/2017 10:57:00 AM
Excellent nette...as we age the mirror is more telling
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