The Privvy, Toilet Trolls

Twas sordid that thought
Midwinter handed a lit 
Oil lamp
Glowing
Showing the way outside to the shiny black paint of
The toilet door

Lift the latch....clunk! as your eyes scoured the darkness the bushes
For bogey men, trolls and murderers

Place lamp on window sill
Put small buttocks on the winter chilled toilet seat

Heart beats at a quickened pace
As a small scared face gazes 
Out
Eyes foraging the white painted walls
For spiders and daddy long legs
Anything that crawls
And flys 
And eats small, small children

Eyes down on two chubby little legs 
Distant from the floor
And go girl go! 
As quick as you can
As the sounds and rustles blown outside are
Definitely
The bogey man
He's coming after your guts and gore
Push little lady and try to be gone
Before
The doors ripped off its hinges
And you are dragged into the abyss
And they will all read about 
The little lost Miss....

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012



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Date: 10/17/2012 9:49:00 PM
I like to be reminded of what my ancestors had to contend with, in magor events and in the mundane - vivid imagination - an exciting read - its amazing how vulnerable we are when taking care of beastly business - J.A.B. %
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Date: 9/26/2012 8:15:00 AM
very creepy! I think I would rather pee my pants... :)
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Date: 9/26/2012 2:43:00 AM
DElightful from all directions! Terry
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