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Velociraptor

I dreamed I had a raptor Living by my bed It only stood three inches tall On chicken it was fed Its tiny body skinny strong Glistened in the light As it ran and skid across the floor Plainly in my sight I wondered where it came from As it focused on my face It raised its jaw and flicked its tail Warming up to race I felt the bed sheet pressing down By its body and its claws But the thing that scared me most of all Were the teeth inside its jaws Its little tongue flicked in and out Saliva dripping down Oh god and the chicken I just ate Not a scrap left to be found Gulp!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 6/22/2010 9:13:00 PM
Oh this is cute. I used to have an iguana, they look like dinosaurs!
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Date: 6/19/2010 8:02:00 AM
Hehe. Scary dream. Thank God, it's just a dream. Well written, David.
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Date: 6/19/2010 5:51:00 AM
LoL, this is more than a sacry dream, sounds like a meal. Wow! to wake up with a dino, in my face is more of a nightmare, Enjoyed, your poem and I myself want to know where did the raptor come from.. What movie where you watching before heading to bed, still i love it and the end was awesome,,..Sidney LeeAnn
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Date: 6/18/2010 11:01:00 PM
hahaha, LOVED this one. Not sure exactly what it is, but I imagined a tiny replica of those animals on Jurrasic park that chased the little kids around inside the building. Loved the thing about the chicken! andrea
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Date: 6/18/2010 8:06:00 PM
Watch out David.. they travel in pairs... haha.. this is neat..perhaps deja vu from Jurassic Park...haha.. well I have my own Velociraptor right her right now..haha.. fill u in later luv.. "Sweetheart"
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Date: 6/18/2010 7:49:00 PM
Oh, David, the images in this story are hilarious. You should have saved some of that chicken for him! I'm afraid of biting insects so I can't condemn you for being afraid of a three-inch raptor. Do you think he's angry because his ancestors' graves in the Gulf of Mexico were disrupted by the oil drilling. (Actually wondered today which dinosaurs left that oil behind. Headed out tomorrow for a volunteer cleanup crew.) Enjoyed your poem immensely! Love, Carolyn
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