The Haunting

Now I have never believed in ghosts
Until the other night
This thing I saw was hideous
And it gave me a terrible fright

I was laying in my bed
Trying to go to sleep
And saw it standing at my door
Even now, it gives me the creeps

I covered my head and shivered
And said please, won't you go away
You won't believe the sound it made
As it started coming my way

And when I saw this creature's face
It was the most frightening thing of all
For this ghost that was haunting me
Was actually my mother-in-law
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Locke Avatar
March 6, 2010 at 3:41 PM
Tut Tut Larry - you'll be in trouble if she sees this - if she's anything like my mother in law anyway! :-). K
Palli Avatar
March 6, 2010 at 12:51 PM
Oh so scary! Susan
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