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Monsters I've Met

Submitted by fink555 on Thu, 2018-04-05 21:43

I met a ghost, but he didn't want my head,
He only wanted to know the way to Denver.
I met a devil, but he didn't want my soul,
He only wanted to borrow my bike for awhile.
I met a vampire, but he didn't want my blood,
He only wanted two nickles for a dime.
I keep meeting all the right people--
at all the wrong times.

Shel Silverstein

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Geezer

Thu, 2018-04-05 22:07

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actually, I think you met them all at the right time! Unless you wanted to lose your head etc...
Nice work though. Geezer.
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fink555

Fri, 2018-04-06 01:12

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Shel Silverstein wrote it though

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valene

Fri, 2018-04-06 13:56

...who nonchalantly unlatched the window
i were frantically endeavouring to open
due to his presence
and i ended-up in a coma

but no mind,
i were where i were before,
only this time the insurance covered the trip.

Best wishes....val.

raj

Fri, 2018-04-06 15:47

funny stuff indeed but me thinks the last few lines need a bit of make over...just my thought..
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raj (sublime_ocean)

fink555

Fri, 2018-04-06 17:10

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I did not write this poem. I'm just posting it. Shel Silverstein, the children's poet, wrote it.

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aeron maccloud

Mon, 2018-04-09 13:24

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I don't like lying to children. Most monsters will take your blood or head or worse.

Aeron
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