Scary Child Poems

Of The Day..the hope that ran away..
The many faces..filled with fear .
The many places..coming near..
So what if you don't know me..
    I...

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beware of three-eyed monsters in the night
the ones that linger out of sight
they’re hairy beasts that grunt and lurk
and try to drive you quite berserk
they...

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Nightmare are dreadful things
They creep into subconscious minds
And tear at sanity's fragile strings 
Turning our thoughts to things unkind

I was a teacher of children small
And...

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Fast is the train
Fast are the wheels
Wheels are round
Wheels are solid
Solid is metal
Solid is rusty
Rusty is puce
Rusty is deteriorating 
Deteriorating is atrocious
Deteriorating is occurring 
Occurring...

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Screams, screeches, groans and wails,
Brutalities, agonies, torture, and blood,
Tear Gases, pallet guns, bullets and bombs
Humanity sobs, world is falling apart
Does anyone care? 

Kids are blinded
Men...

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The censer clanks
the smoke rises.
An attempt is made
to hypnotize.
It wafts across
the naive
The priest like
a magician has
a trick he uses
to deceive.
The incense odor,
causes a spiritual
trip.
Chanting in...

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Day 3 

The storm still having the upper hand is at large 

Narrator 
Inquisitive teacher noted this peculiar youngster is very hyper, yet again autism...

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Harsh Trades (Child Custody)

My daughter is home.
Back from her fathers, 
house. 
She smiled and hugged,
me,
at the door.

Now…, safe.

I do not see marks, 
I do not...

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Urban Jungle Blues

I am a survivor of the urban jungle!
Where walking in fear was a daily struggle.
Angry, violent, hostile people on mass 
transportation.
Cussing, spitting and...

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	At night.

	At night the wind howls.

	At night the wind howls and it shakes the trees

	At night the wind howls and it shakes the trees and...

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Don't Get Caught in the Woods After Dark
By: Tom Wright
1/9/99

While walking in the woods one moon less night.
I stopped, but for a moments time,
to collect...

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Betimes in the noiseless, scary night;
Whenne the Moon and the Stars winkle not as bright'.
Thy child, O My Lord! Recline beneath thy Firmaments
Whenne the greed...

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I PROMISE 

As I'm sitting alone 

There's a kinda six sense premonition 

That Iddy biddy feeling inside 

Known as parental intuition 

We know the parental...

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I watched you as the sunbeams danced
like fairies on your butter cheek,
my heart was plied, my will was weak,
the clock-hands whirled - I gazed, entranced.

I...

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I was told it will be sweet
I was told it will be fun
I was told the night will be a really memorable one
The one in...

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Wrong in taking risks, acts too fragile like the fish
Highest level of this strong will ends in a wish
Improper experience, lacking growth, and childish
Mama is...

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She awakes, terrified and unable to scream
above her, the ugliest creature she'd ever seen
Dirty hand over her mouth, gasping for breath
poor girl so frightened, nearly...

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The Soul Errand
To Sir Walter Raleigh Tomb.

Since my soul shall though go
Upon a thankless arrent too
I fear not to touch the best so
The truth shall...

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I
Some denominations comfort the affluent
Some convict the comfortable
Some comfort the afflicted, as Jesus went
Doing in Palestine during His ministry for Israel

II
So, let us turn on...

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Too Short


I'm out of control

feet don't reach

my bike's on a roll!


Sandra M. Haight

~2nd Place~
Contest: Biker's Dozen
Sponsor: Maureen McGreavy
Judged: 10/03/2018

13 Syllables: 5-3-5
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