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Night Sounds
laying on the pillow this way
turn it over
punch it down
try the other side
smelling the incense in the dark
listening to an owl on the prowl
sirens wail in the night
happy it isn't coming after me
trying not to think of sleep
as the incense tickles my nose
a creaking sound
loud in the quiet of the night
heart beats faster
nothing there
I know nothing is there
still . . .
my breathing becomes labored
I feel a cold, wet nose on my cheek
my mutt is worried
she usually barks or whines
alerting me
but not this times
seems to want me to comfort her
I pick her up and cuddle
but it is her
who comforts me
when there are things in the night
and my mutt won't bark
I wish for the thousandths time
I had a .357 Magnum in the house
ŠAugust 8, 2016 / Jerry Pat Bolton
Published 10th Aug 2016
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10th Aug 2016 4:02pm
That's a truly intimidating thought...great write...scary thoughts...
Willow
Willow
10th Aug 2016 4:08pm
Yes, I guess it is scary thoughts, Willow,
sometimes nighttime beckons scary thinking.
Thank you for your own thoughts.
sometimes nighttime beckons scary thinking.
Thank you for your own thoughts.
11th Aug 2016 3:04am
Oh SG.......I should've waited till morning light to read this intense write......I felt every line as my skin tightened......well done.......purple luv & hugs xo :)
11th Aug 2016 3:07am
12th Aug 2016 7:30pm
Guess not everything that goes bump in the Louisiana night is harmless
Maybe a bigger dog would help
I like how you write about a little of everything
Maybe a bigger dog would help
I like how you write about a little of everything
12th Aug 2016 7:41pm
Oh, you can be sure that the bumps in the night down here is not necessarily harmless.
I was born a nomad, Fatboy, and couldn't remain in one place long. Now that I am old, and pretty much settled, I guess I use many different topics as a way to retain a bit of my nomad ways if only in my poetry!
I was born a nomad, Fatboy, and couldn't remain in one place long. Now that I am old, and pretty much settled, I guess I use many different topics as a way to retain a bit of my nomad ways if only in my poetry!
