The Hunchback

My back hunched up. Curled up toes. Wrinkled brow. Slobbery nose, Greet with a growl. Look with a scowl. Children run away. Adults say. There goes the ghoul. I wait till dark. To make my mark Through empty streets. I creep, bare feet. Shadows, places to hide. To retreat. To spy, to pry. With half concealed eye. Behind curtains. Cracks in wall. I see it all. I am the devil In your mind. Spying . leaving muck, behind. They chase me. With guns and pike. To clean their town. They fight. Until it's light. Then I retreat, To sleep and eat, Ready for the next feat .....................................