Rustling leaves
Dead of night
It lurks and waits
The dim of light
The child knows
The child fears
The thing that lives
But no one hears
A flash of steel
The red of blood
A silenced cry
And then he’s gone
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A Life in Words 
Very scary. Beautifully written fear.
Ahhhhh. This is chilling. Well done.
Super creepy, Obed! The middle stanza is my favourite. And that picture is perfect.
creepy with the super creepiest picture to go with it!
Well done, the boogeyman returns. It is so nice to grow up.
That is chilling and beautifully written. You made every word count.
THAT was terrifying. Makes me remember what it was like to walk home from a friend’s house in the dark. *shivers*
Ooo, love this! Especially the structure. It builds nicely.
Grisly! (I love grisly.) I like how it could be either fiction or nonfiction, fantasy or horrific reality.
This is so chilling but so excellently told. Short yet sufficient!
~Shailaja
Chilling is the perfect word for this. The fact that it’s a poem somehow makes it more disturbing.
I love the middle stanza!
Like this one. A photo is so important to me on any story and you have a great one. Can sometimes give you 100 free words i.e. the pic adds so much to the story.
Chilling!! And PERFECT photo to go with it.
Very spooky, especially paired with that photo.
This was goosebumps-on-hand creepy! Well written!
okay. the photo. the words. i’m gonna have nightmares tonight I just know it!
really well done
Ohhh scary! But well done!
Random Thoughts Naba
Oh, man-that was very creepy.
Thanks 🙂