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Scaredy Cat

Trembling in my bed tonight I cannot close my eyes The movie on the late, late show Says everybody dies Now some say I'm a scaredy cat But tonight is Halloween What if someone kidnaps me, And tries to eat my spleen? I know there's no great pumpkin Okay, maybe there is What if he puts a spell on me, And tries to make me his? And I think that there's a monster Who lives beneath my bed I shiver and shake and stay awake With covers over my head There's something outside my window And shadows on my wall I think I hear some rattling chains From the ghosts that's in the hall Right then I hear this eerie voice And feel this clammy hand My wife says, "Hush and go to sleep, You're supposed to be a man"

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 10/29/2010 10:03:00 AM
Scary story, Larry. Eerie. Awesome. Ralph
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Date: 10/28/2010 12:11:00 PM
I am just starting to read today and I must say there are some exceptional poems posted. Glad yours was included in my reading today Larry. Love, Carol
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Date: 10/27/2010 8:37:00 PM
lol, oh Larry that is the best Halloween poem yet, and goodness knows there have been plenty posted this month, just love it
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