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In the spirit of our ongoing Spooky-Silly Contest this month, in place of my usual sort of posts will be spooky-silly poems of my own! First up is a poem inspired by a series that was tragically ended before it’s time, entitled: “Am I Awake?“.
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A ramshackle cabin in a seething lake,
Wooden roof rotting away,
Why is it familiar?
The oily black of unending darkness
The void feels so cold.
Is there a way out?
Words all around, awaiting their form,
I reach out and they take shape.
A tidy apartment engulfed in a storm
Candles casting a dim glow,
I’ve seen this place before.
Sable coffee boiling on the stove
The pungent perfume escapes its vessel
Am I awake?
A neon clown upon a shimmering unicycle.
He just rode past the window.
Yup, definitely awake.
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If you know the game please say so in the comments; I’d really like to know if it was obvious or not! If you would like to see more Spooky-Silliness, why not have a look at “The Ocean House Hotel” the first entry in our little contest?
No, I don’t know the game you had in mind (I don’t play a lot of spooky stuff, save for Slender Man, which was quite enough terror for one lifetime, thank you very much). Ahem, but I enjoyed your poem, nonetheless. It was very descriptive, and I could see it all very well in my head. That neon clown at the end was quite a shock. Shivers… (By the way, the title and the first line rhymed….)
Didn’t realize they rhymed. Neat! Also, the game was Alan Wake. Definitely a must-play if you haven’t done so already!