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XOx Uriah xOX
Senior Member
since 2006-02-11
Posts 1403
Virginia

0 posted 2009-07-25 08:09 AM



Y'all leave from here
and drive to there
and don't know nothin'
'bout the in between

Up in them bushes,
where your wheels won't roll,
there are things that you aint seen

Some run together
and some walk alone
Deep in the woods

Not just in lore

Their world is shrinkin'
and they're startin' to roam

Movin' closer
to your back door

There are strange things all around you
Far away from the trodden trails
Things that watch you in the dark,
that can make a strong heart fail

Them woods hold places
where grizzlies wont show their faces,
for fear of things that threaten their health
Where everything is silent
'cause nothin' wants to
draw attention to itself

Strange lights dance in the shadows
in the midst of an eerie fog
and early every morning,
just as day is dawning,
buzzards gather and bark like dogs

And as the world grows smaller,
you can tremble and holler
Let the grass grow
around locked doors

A days gonna come
when there's no where to run
and you just can't hide no more

Like you've always done before

Pride of man
You think you've got it all tame
but there are things that sneak
and things that think
you're just a weak link
in the chain

Just a link in the chain

A weak link in the chain

***

© Copyright 2009 Larry F. Leake - All Rights Reserved
Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California
1 posted 2009-07-25 12:54 PM


Sounds like you know the forest very well, Larry. I know it better than most, myself.
                                    Ida

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 posted 2009-07-26 07:11 PM


Yo XOx Uriah xOX,

I noticed a car with Virginia plates parked in the hood the other night.  You've been visiting here haven't you?

This is a clever, and true poem.

Bobby

20toes
Junior Member
since 2009-07-26
Posts 42
AZ, USA
3 posted 2009-07-26 07:21 PM


I really like this poem, it takes me on a journey like no other.

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.

Midnitesun
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Member Empyrean
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647
Gaia
4 posted 2009-07-26 07:38 PM


Lots of things go bump in the night,
and some are real! Enjoyed this.
We really are not in charge of all the forest life.

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