Misfortune
Manifesting creaks in the mind
Following each footstep
Catapulting into spiral of fear
Barely hanging onto edge of sanity
Shadows warning of hidden dangers
Malevolent spirit sneers
Holding out gnarled hand
Bitter wind creaking inhospitable songs
Happiness crunched into nothingness
Voice shrieks
Wake-up!
I hope this was just a nightmare, because it is pretty spooky! 🙂 Great take on the prompt! 🙂
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Thanks, Barbara. Yes, just a spooky nightmare out of my imagination. Hee hee! I almost made it more gruesome, but I thought not. 🙂
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Great to wake up and find that it was only a nightmare.
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Glad I don’t have nightmare like that. 🙂
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I like this line: “Bitter wind creaking inhospitable songs” One hopefully can wake up from such nightmares of fear.
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Thanks, Frank. That line was a last minute change. Nice that it worked. Halloween can be a nightmarish fun house. 🙂
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Great post!
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Thanks! 🙂
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Getting spooky all up in here!
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Amazing job of creating that despair and misfortune ~ Specially love this part:
Bitter wind creaking inhospitable songs
Happiness crunched into nothingness
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Thank-you, Grace. A Halloween intention can be inspiring for writing about the dark side.
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