Sight:
Her common sense fails
She opens the old front door
Slips inside the house
Taste:
Mouth filled with dryness
Her throat turns to sandpaper
Saliva like dirt
Touch:
She feels the floor squish
Hands trace the soft rotten wall
Brush aside cobwebs
Smell:
Her nose sniffs and snorts
Filled with the dusty cold air
Rot, mold, and decay
Hear:
Behind her – footsteps
Creaking across the old floor
Swish of an ax blade
The man stopped quickly
He stared at the severed hand
Resting on the log
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A simple pay day
One job – lots and lots of cash
Two very rich men
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An abandoned house
Nestled in a dark forest
Ancient and empty
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A break of the lock
Time for their quick easy score
Something hidden stirs
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Ghost in the dark hall
Fading into nothingness
Vanishing from view
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Inside the mansion
Gentle breeze stirring curtains
While ghosts move about
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Hand-made log cabin
Sitting alone in the woods
Crafted by skilled hands
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Sitting on a log
Inside a round stagnant pond
Frog waits for a meal
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A hollowed out log
He crawled in among the slime
Hoping for safety
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Soft winter snowfall
Ice crystals of all sizes
Falling from the sky
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Sitting in the sand
Mixed drink filled up with crushed ice
Pure relaxation
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Kneeling on one knee
Diamond the color of ice
Hoping for a yes
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A grand sand castle
Young hands pridefully working
In the bright sunshine
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Piece by tiny piece
Young girl makes a pink castle
Lego creation
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Vampires swarm the walls
Full moon over the castle
A nighttime attack
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He heard the leaves crunch
A sound that chilled his young soul
The ghouls had found him
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Cool Halloween night
Leaves crunching under kid’s feet
Children filled with glee
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Fall color’s explode
Across the steep tall mountain
Seasonal tree leaves
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Leaves changing colors
October is upon us
Fall now crisp and cool
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A fallen nation
America is crumbling
Lost amid despair
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Galloping loudly
The Horsemen swinging his ax
Heads starting to fall
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A tiny beach shack
Sitting on sandy soft land
Nestled near the waves
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A farmer’s green field
Land his family has owned
For generations
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A ship lost at sea
Precious land in the distance
Cannibals await
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Behind the black shades
Killer watches his victim
Waiting for his time
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Down a long alley
She stumbles through the dark shade
Something follows her
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A silver knife gleams
Precious flesh is slashed and stabbed
Death falls like a shade
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A small birthday cake
Decorated with candles
Time to make a wish
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Blushing bride and groom
Sharing a small piece of cake
On a happy day
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She looked at the cake
Decided to cut a slice
It started to bleed
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Taste of sweet honey
Dropped across your naked flesh
Pleasures exploding
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Taste of hot coffee
Caffeinated rocket blast
Helps to start the day
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Taste of human flesh
Monster feeding greedily
Upon its victim
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At the school bus stop
Children gleefully laughing
Playing as they wait
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On the red stop sign
A colorful butterfly
Resting for a spell
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Just past the stop sign
Down an unused dead-end street
Sat the house of screams
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An abandoned fort
A ghostly glowing soldier
Still standing his post
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Inside the oak tree
A loud and noisy blue jay
Calls out to the day
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Underneath the tree
Sitting in its cool dark shade
A break from the sun
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Hiding in the tree
Hoping that he is secure
Sheltered from the beast
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Behind the white wall
Rips, tears, multiple scratches
The rats had found them
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Hiding in the wall
Worried that they might be found
Nazis on the hunt
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She fought against love
Putting up walls around her
Protecting her heart
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This song has nothing to do with this post.
I’ve just been singing it since I read the prompt word for the week.
Ghostly soft footsteps
Stopping at the bedroom door
Slowly it opens
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Heart of the House
Floorboards creak at night
Phantom footsteps in the room
Cold spots lingering
Heart of the House 2
Turning on the light
Looking all around the room
Something watching me
Turning on the light
Looking all around the room
Something watching me
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Heart of the House
Floorboards creak at night
Phantom footsteps in the room
Cold spots lingering
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