Poet Rummager

Creating a Monster

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I’ve been in a funky mood.

Stay with me for awhile.

I feel so misunderstood.        

Carve me a radiant smile.

Inside, I’m caged and mixed up.

Why must I keep myself contained?

There’s no one else I can trust.

Here – take this knife.

Don’t hesitate – just thrust

it into my belly – deep.

Twist the blade.

Watch as my innards seep

down my skin,

splattering on the floor,

staining your shoes.

Don’t stop –

gut me some more

until I’m free

to express the me

I want to be –

scary

bloody

monstrosity.

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  2. You could write a poem about pancakes and make it scary.
    You should promise to curse all of your readers who do not take part in the pumpkin carving contest. I think it’s only fair to the rest of us. Although, as a representative of the people who brought you the Jack O’ Lantern, I think carved potatoes and turnips should be allowed as they were the original item.

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  8. I wonder, Rose, how do you make it each time. Your poems ooze horror and are morbid at times, but there’s always a profound message in them.

    Isn’t there a monster in each one of us? And, at times, it unleashes itself. Actually, the knives of greed, hate, enmity and distrust make it show it’s real identity…

    “scary

    bloody

    monstrosity.”

    Wonderful poem!

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    • Fantastic! Choose your weapon, Dru — 🔪 🗡 ⚔. I hope you enter SMM’s pumpkin carving contest — you can also carve a potato if that would be easier for you (this was Oggy’s idea since this all originated in Ireland).

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  16. I wonder if all pumpkins aspire to be scary, bloody monstrosities? “Mommy, I want to grow up to be the scariest pumpkin in the whole patch.” Everyone–and thing–needs to have a dream.
    Lovely poem, Rose.
    kat

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  19. Its amazing how you could create such beautiful scary images and put them together in words…making it a beautiful yet bloody hell scary one..

    I am looking at my knife in my kitchen counter now…wonder what would i do with this hahahah

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