Sometimes
when the night is still,
the narrow, golden closet light calls to her,
prompting her from where she lives
under the bed.
With other shadows,
she lurks from the wall;
long gray finger nails,
black eyes,
and camouflage
ready to scare.
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Other than Lovie 
Oh that was suspenseful and scary..so well crafted.
aren’t we all (still) afraid of what is under our beds and in our closets? (Emotionally too)
nice piece.
thanks so much Kir. this piece derives from my daughter– the old lady lives under her bed! creepy, right?? ugh.
That IS creepy!! Nicely done!
🙂 thanks Jen
I feel like I’m five years old again…
then I did it right b/c this old lady lives under my 4yo’s bed!
I still check the closet and a quick peek under the bed…. the things I imagined as a kid were nothing like the fun-loving monsters in Monsters, Inc.!
what’s even creepier about it all is that my girl is super nonchalant when she talks about this old lady.
So you’ve seen her as well. I thought it was just me!
A great use of your 42 words.
thanks much, Mike
Oooh, nice and creepy imagery!! Well done!
🙂 thanks Irene
Very creepy imagery here… I like the narrow golden light of the closet beckons to her… Eerily, I loved it!
thanks so much! 🙂
Nicely done. I like how this piece is both poetic and suspenseful.
thanks!
Okay! That’s enough! I am a fraidy cat to the core! And you tried to disguise it by being all poem-y and clever!!!
oh Gina. 🙂
I am so glad my bed is an inch off the floor! Reading this just before I retire and I am spooked 😀 Loved it, Christina!
Shailaja’s post
haha sorry about that- hope you got some rest
Very nice – I really like how your poem doesn’t just throw an answer to the question at us. It’s a great way to respond to the prompt. Plus, it’s just plain beautifully written. I love “With other shadows, she lurks from the wall.” Great image! Thanks for linking this up.
thank YOU.
Ack! There is nothing scary under my bed, there is nothing scary under my bed!
nope? what about in the walls?? 😉
I am picturing an evil witch.
I picture the old Mother Gothel from Tangled — at the very end…
Now THAT is creepy. Shudder. Nice job.
what’s even more creepy is how nonchalant my girl is when she talks about this old lady.
I am totally picturing an ill-intention-ed ghost. Eep!
yup, me too.
Nicely done mate, the change in colours was most effective.
oh cool, glad you enjoyed.
Yikes!Am out of that room -this is really scary!Loved it 🙂
awesome! 🙂
😀
Nice! Got chills. 😉
right? thanks for reading
Beautifully described. I like that something beautiful ‘golden closet light’ calls out something so scary.
thanks for reading; glad you enjoyed