Madness neatly folded
into softly bundled mayhem
pressed firmly underneath
that staircase.
Those stairs
pulled me upward
in my formative years.
The little girl
at the top of the steps
whispered
in her eyes
a preternatural glow
“I'll bet you can't make it so fast...come!”
she said slowly
her teeth, sharp and gleaming
every word forming
a slight hiss.
I ran in breathless,
horrible fantasy.
Dancing eyes,
her head slowly turning
I wasn't questioning
pretending life was
a normal curve.
Then one day older,
she appeared
husky-voiced
teeth now brandishing
razor sharp fangs
“I'll bet your life you can't makethese stairs!”
that voice
now gravelly and deep.
I looked
amazed
at her metamorphosis
into demon
daughter of
a discontent house.
Very great poem! I thought it was about hypnotizing vampire at first. That’s exactly how the scariest things work – they make you come to them and you can resist!
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An awesome poem, no way known am I taking on those stairs !!
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I agree. Brilliant, poem, made me shiver it feels so Real!!. 💖 it.
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Deep and meaningful, very well done.
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Very great poem! I thought it was about hypnotizing vampire at first. That’s exactly how the scariest things work – they make you come to them and you can resist!
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Gotta watch out for demon daughters! Yikes.
–FlyTrapMan–
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Thanks so much to everyone for the lovely comments, and thanks so much for publishing!
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Thanks for participating in the writing contest!
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Thank you, I enjoy Halloween and the scary stories, too 😀
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Is Halloween over? I’m running late, but I invite everyone to read my poem and the other frightfully neat stories and poems on Slasher Monster Magazine.
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A thrilling poem, written with brilliance! Truly a fantastic classical horror poetry worthy of first place. ❤️
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