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Fear

by Emily Collins

There in the corner of the black beneath my bed

There lies a box not the size of my head
From within lurks a creature, never seen before
hind legs in the air and chest to the floor
 
The blood in my head, heavy and warm
Like the breath of the air prior a storm
Locked in place, I feel a prick on my neck
An aura behind me I'm unable to check
 
Pushing me under, I've no ...

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Wednesday 29th April 2015 2:49 pm

Fear   night   terror   monster   creature   creatures of the night   dark   dark matter

breathing in the dusk

by Ian Whiteley

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breathing in the dusk

bonfire permeates failing light
on this humid August night
midges cloud the air in flight
amassing as they dance and bite

the ghostly moon yet to rise
haunts the pale indigo skies
a rook upon a wire cries
failing breath as summer dies

heavy mist on stubbled corn
scarecrow’s jacket ripped and torn
path to orchard frayed and worn
twilight bleeds across the law...

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Wednesday 19th March 2014 6:57 pm

creatures of the night   dusk   end of day   english countryside   fay   twilight

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