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Yikes

slowly do they creep
these demons
smiling slayers of souls
creeping
shadow-like thoughts
incubated in the womb
of a dungeoness despair
taunting the daylight
of forever’s darkness


John G. Lawless
©3/19/2019

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Date: 3/19/2019 7:18:00 PM
Yikes is right!!
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John Lawless
Date: 3/20/2019 2:45:00 PM
yup, just romping in the fearful fog of imagination
Date: 3/19/2019 12:08:00 PM
Been there!! And yes, Yikes is a very good title for this little poem. Hugs, Catie :-)
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John Lawless
Date: 3/20/2019 2:44:00 PM
Yeah, Catie, we had one of those eerie, show shedding foggy nights...a misty haven for the mind's menagerie

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