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I’m not afraid of the dark

November 29, 2021
By Kingpoet2806 GOLD, Collierville, Tennessee
Kingpoet2806 GOLD, Collierville, Tennessee
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Her heart was an open book with beautiful pages and detailed lettering. She wanted people to read her story in hopes that it would make them write their own. Instead, every person who came across the pages of her heart ripped out their favorite story and took it with them. They folded back pages and bent up corners. They signed their name with sloppy writing and with a simple 'goodbye'. This book is now tucked away in the darkest parts of her, because no one wants to read a tragic story with a bad ending.


I'm not afraid of the dark,

its what happens there that scares me.

I'm not afraid of the bogeyman,

but any man can scare me.

I'm not afraid of goblins or ghouls,

Because I'm no fool.

I've seen the darkness of man's heart,

seen death and rage tear families apart.

I've seen more than dumb child hood fears,

what I've seen can bring grown men to tears.

So no, I'm not afraid of the dark,

It's what happens there that scares me.



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on Apr. 16 2022 at 11:06 am
Kingpoet2806 GOLD, Collierville, Tennessee
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Her heart was an open book with beautiful pages and detailed lettering. She wanted people to read her story in hopes that it would make them write their own. Instead, every person who came across the pages of her heart ripped out their favorite story and took it with them. They folded back pages and bent up corners. They signed their name with sloppy writing and with a simple 'goodbye'. This book is now tucked away in the darkest parts of her, because no one wants to read a tragic story with a bad ending.

Thank you so much, @swaggyserr!! thanks, @Rana-Hatem!

on Apr. 12 2022 at 12:07 pm
swaggyserr SILVER, Paris, Tennessee
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“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.” ~Mahatma Gandhi

i love this