the kid in the front row
\nof the dim gymnatorium
\nhad dark blue eyes
\nthat gradually widened
\nalong with his mouth
\nas the actress cackled joyously
\nover her imaginary cauldron<\/p>\n
he could not see
\nthat she was too beautiful
\nfor the ugliness she portrayed
\nhe saw only the beauty
\nof the aweful horror
\nher words and gestures
\nbrought to life in him<\/p>\n
In the dim cave before him
\nslime drooled down the rocks
\nred flames flickered unnaturally
\nin the evil hollows of her eyes
\nshe was the embodiment
\nof every suspicion
\nlurking in night’s shadows
\nthreat in darkening woods
\nevil in a fireside’s imagination<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
the kid in the front row of the dim gymnatorium had dark blue eyes that gradually widened along with his mouth as the actress cackled joyously over her imaginary cauldron he could not see that she was too beautiful for … Continue reading