Short Stop Dead Poems

The gauntlet run I stop dead, astounded.
How can the dreaded deal have been done?
Songs sung low by thin, wispy, wire lips
Carry the melody of my demise....

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There once was a donkey called Tommy
Who the kids all thought was funny.
The icecream van he would reach,
when giving rides at the beach.
Then stop dead 'till they all got a lolly....

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There's a moose a loose with a duck on his back!
If you see them stop dead in your tracks.
Do not engage, for they will fight back.
The moose made a slingshot out of his rack.
If you are naive and turn your back;
Moose will sling duck hard and fast.
Popping your butt with a very loud crack.
Leaving you with a duck stuck in your quack....

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The soft spoken
weariness of politicians,
their secret hope
the long,
unhappy dream of the fathers
would 
stop dead in its tracks,
like homes under siege 
encased in decaying dreams.....
permitting  a new day to burst forth,
a pseudo resurrection,
one more chance to ride the coattails of
an ever expanding universe.
  Easter calls its halt,
a remembrance 
that stops the short lived chatter
to contemplate the risen....

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In the middle of the night 
The woman in crimson came to fright
Her hair as black as a moonless night
Her eyes glistened with a milky glaze 

She whispered my name 
But to no avail
For I pulled the covers over my head
Lest my heart stop dead

She pulled the covers off my bed
I screamed bloody murder filled w/dread
My mom came rushing in
The color in my face drained in fright
For the woman in crimson dress
Stole my light
Cursing me to fear the night....

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