Submissions by yellodevil

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Hiding in the shadows, there
at the corner of my eye,
I am slowly made aware
there is someone else nearby.

"Who is that," I bellow then,
"hiding in the shadows there?"
"I've no use for boogeymen!",
I yell into empty air.

One more sheepish peek I dare,
feeling silly to have thought,
hiding in the shadows, there
was some threat that there was not....

But my heart begins to race
when that cursed glance I spare,
suddenly reveals a face
hiding in the...

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The widow, dressed in glossy black,      
glides from the shadows at the back.      
A veil lies slack across her face      
to mask the grief her features lack.      

Possessed of an insectile grace,      
she sidles to the open case      
and like the reptile smile she bares,      
this too, serves to defile the place.      

Inspired by narcissistic prayers,
first for his death, then for her shares,
obsession next finds her engrossed
in leaving with the gold he wears.

A parasite, she'll...