(I chose the old house photograph to work with)
Blood Stains Old Levee Road
We used to play in the cupola
of the old house
that sits just off the levee road.
– you shouldn’t have done that
you shouldn’t have been there like that
sitting on the levee road
like
that who could see you sitting there
in the dark
on the old levee road?
I’m watching you
from the cupola
of the old house.
It never is your ghost I see.
It’s you.
And me?
I’m waiting in the dark on the old levee road –
watching from the cupola.
Ellespeth
Reblogged this on Views From A Poet and commented:
There’s a spooky writing prompt going on at https://neverendingstorydepository.wordpress.com/
take a peek at my contribution and all the great work posted on CSB.
Ellespeth
Great job. Spooky is as Spooky Does
Whew! I’ve only edited it a million times since posting 😛 Thank you, John. So I’ve thought of some changes I’ll probably put up on my blog – eventually. I want to change “we used to play in the cupola’ to ‘we used to make-out in the cupola…” Oh well 😛
Thanks for reading and commenting on my work as you do, John. I appreciate it a lot.
Ellespeth
don’t change it. We used to play has an air of innocents that is in contrast to the spooky side.
Yes! This is why a community is so important…those other eyes that see what you didn’t know was even there…I see this now – thank you, John.
Ellespeth
Very spooky and eerie.
I’m cackling 😛 Thanks, Charles!
Ellespeth
Nicely done. This was chilling!
I even scared myself! I’m sure I’ve given myself a terrible nightmare. Thanks! I enjoyed this challenge!
Ellespeth
OMG. that spooked me, it has an eerie lullaby flow to it, you almost sing it when you’re reading it, great job 🙂
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