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Trapped Within the Fallen Curtain

The curtain drops and Ethereal hand grips me How it suffocates! I wrestle with the monstrous Draping beast to free myself. Nights when a blanket Of dense mist draping itself Across the land, I Feel the damp and moldy air Gripping me in its clutches.

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Hilo Poet

Date: 5/15/2019 7:07:00 PM

Borders the sublime of an eventful night, nicely done, Aloha wk

M. L. Kiser
Date: 5/17/2019 12:19:00 PM

Thank you.

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 5/15/2019 3:57:00 PM

This is so gothic and darkly alluring, it does grip you!

M. L. Kiser
Date: 5/17/2019 12:19:00 PM

Oh good, thanks.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/15/2019 1:18:00 AM

Beautifully done, brings the scary nightmares into full-blown adulthood!

M. L. Kiser
Date: 5/17/2019 12:19:00 PM

Good. much appreciated.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 5/14/2019 8:58:00 PM

Oooh. This is so fine. Such a blending of nature and the bedroom. Very nicely done, M.L. ~ gw

M. L. Kiser
Date: 5/17/2019 12:19:00 PM

Thanks Gershon.