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From The Attic

by Ian Whiteley

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From The Attic

 

A wooden chest, labelled ‘Uncle Jack’

Slowly I start to unpack:

 

Inside there sits some dusty books

Carefully placed so if someone looks

They will not see what’s underneath

A collection of human teeth

A fine, silken, black top hat

A jar half full of congealed fat

Some boiled sweets in a paper cone

Something that looks like a finger bone

Some...

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Tuesday 16th April 2019 4:51 pm

day 16   NaPoWriMo 2019   list poem   jack the ripper   attic find

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