Well it's Wednesday and I've had a week to think long and hard about a topic for Orange Wednesday's poetry slam. I've mulled over the past HHD topics and pondered on a few new ones as well. What keeps jumping forward in my mind is fear. We're Horrorthon, nothing scares us, right? Well I'm hoping to call some of you out. What are your deepest darkest fears? What scared you as a child? What scares you now?
Dolls?
Abandoned Houses?
Clowns?
Psychopaths?
Cats? Catfreeeks?
Basements?
Politicians?
Tony?
Ghosts?
Perhaps it's Death himself that raises the hairs on the back of your neck. What do say my fearless Horrorthonners, are you ready to turn your fears into poetry or are you too scared?
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Strawberries are red
Dead people are blue
I used to be scared of the dark
this is true
The shadows of night
gave me terrible fright
eyes wide in the darkness was me
I saw things like the dead
while I cowered in my bed
A quivering alone little scaredy
The thing is with fear
the body acts queer
and I knew that I soon had to pee
I'd lie froze to my bed
with the fears in my head
til I could no longer fight sleep
in the morn came the light
which abated my fright
but not the cold puddle of wee
There once was a girl named Catfreek
Who seemed confused about the day of the week
She thought it Was Wednesday
But she was wrong
She must've been smoking a bong
Dammit JPX! You beat me to the punch...
I'm scared of aging
Not knowing what day it is
Brain slowly decays
Holy Crap! 50P sent me a message on Facebook about Orange Wednesday so I thought it was Wednesday. I think I need a regular 9-5 job, I keep forgetting what day it is.
So boys, is there any way to make this post appear tomorrow instead?
Wow, I feel like a total ditz!
'70's were good
drugs, music, wild adventures
it came with a price
Some people see rats and they hurl
For others 'tis snakes rock their world
For terror I find
The insectoid kind
Make me jump up and scream like a girl
Airplane heights - no prob
High ladders and staircases...
The pants will be shat
Looking to Far Side as a lark
His parents did not get high marks
He spent most of his youth
Locked up in a booth
To cure fears of snakes, heights and dark
Afraid of being alone
Blog members where could you be
sound of my voice
"helloooooooooooooooooooooo"
echoes darkly though cyberspace
Alone
Octo: what gives? There's nothing to hear
Theres 'thonners supposedly students of fear
Perhaps a slight widening of this topic of dread
Perhaps some light poems about movies instead
Keep off your queue the short film by Samara
If it's day six she'll see ya tamarra
Head spinning, puking, and raising of hairs
The Exorcist's here, now fall down the stairs
Michael and Jason, they're killy, not talkie
(Jason's the one with the mask made for hockey)
Bust it out 'thonners, why you so weak?
Line up some rhyme up for your buddy Catfreek!
Selfish fear, I fear-o
Downtown LA I live near-o
Big snap on the faultline
Say bye-bye to skyline
My property value hits zero
today i'm afraid
i don't have much poem time
fear of missing out
Thinking about Universal Monsters
A poem about Drac, Frank and The Creature
Then got stuck on "Universal Monsters"
I want to get some delivered
In a big white box
Black letters
Like Dharma
Not Frank et al but unknown, universal
Fit all sockets
Get to your rockets
I'm not a fan of jellyfish
They're squishy, formless, and clear
If one touches me in the water
I'm immediately filled with fear
You might believe that touching one
Would make me want to hurl
But the truth of the matter is
I just scream like a girl
Murky pond water freaks me the hell out
And if I'm ever in it barefooted
You will certainly hear me shout
I'd rather take my chances, alone with a preacher
Then step on some horrible toothy creature
It started while canoeing on Brickyard Pond
I kid you not, this is no fable
I spied a snapping turtle swimming towards me
The size of a kitchen table
I never swam in that pond again
After that fateful day
Snapping turtles are scary
And that doesn't make me gay!*
*Gay: cheery: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"
woohoo jpx!!!
Nothing to fear but fear itself
Nothing in the fridge but beer itself
Hey FDR over there
Get to the store in that chair
Have no fear, buy beer for myself
JPX was totally right
Floating green pants fill me with fright
Dr. Seuss, he really did freak me out
Childhood nights, please don't turn the light out
Sci-fi gave my young mind the answers
Until that chick totally ate the hamster
V kept me up until 3:00AM
Alien lizards made me crap, ahem
don't mind admitting
as a child i was fearful
dogs, heights, and bullies
these things don't scare me
now that i'm grown up. great, right?
but what haunts me now:
tax time brings cold dread
fear of poor sleep yields worse sleep
norovirus- yaaaagh!
which fears are the worst
the tangible, the abstract?
you guys be the judge
My sister wore "buzzer pants"
because she often wet our bed
She didn't fear anything
but that buzzer filled me with dread
I would hear it go off
yet she slept through it with glee
Meanwhile I knew that in seconds
I would be touched by her pee
woohoo whirly!
i shouldn't tell you this
but our beloved cat
every so often
goes into attack mode
not to be dissuaded
not to be discouraged
not to be prevented
from rending human flesh
usually mine
well actually
always mine
the other day she menaced me
so persistently
i backed away and flailed
so uselessly
eventually
she "treed" me in the bed
sure it sounds funny
but in the moment
it was truly terrifying
and maybe a wee bit funny
I'm terrified of rottweilers and pit bulls
Man's best friend, yeah right
If I see one coming my way
I'm instantly filled with fright
Why the hell would you own a dog
That could deliver a fatal bite?
I'd rather own a cat or hog
Better yet, a darn good kite.
Sometimes people fear getting old
or if the bread they bought has mold
Won't shake hands for fear of germs
or eat raw meat lest you get worms
don't cross the path of a black cat
and always use a good bath mat
watch it you'll step on a crack
surely to break your mama's back
night lights keep you safe from dark
swim only in pools to avoid a shark
Can't pet dogs they might get bit
and all that bacteria in their shit
Leave your house you might get mugged
or infected by a sick friends hugs
the list goes on it's quite insane
how fear can permeate one's brain
Me I just have fear of height
now it's time I say goodnight
Flesh-
Eating
Albino
Rats
You know what scares me?
writing a poem without the
structure of haiku.
My mother's a character
an oddball at the core
She likes to knock on windows
instead of the door
She used to pop up at night
and give me a fright
in some ways I suspect
it gave her delight
To this day I like my shades
firmly down when its dark
I know it seems silly
but she's stealthy like a shark
I live far away from her now
so this fear is baseless
but I still fear that window knock
by someone faceless
Sneezing while driving
That scares the snot out of me
Because I can't see
Episode VII fills me with dread
CGI garbage from Lucas' head
Childhood raped
Mouths fall agape
As Jar Jar is wed in 3D
Venomous spiders
Intimidating spiders
Make that all spiders
Nighttime, back streets, Oakland
Walk three blocks then take a right
Deep in thought, headphones on
What exactly was Ace doing from 82-87?
Wait, why is this guy talking to me?
"Sorry, I don't have any change"
Shit, there's four of them
escalators
my biggest childhood fear
scarier than a pack of alligators
getting dangerously near
i was terrified of getting sucked up
terribly fucked up
by its menacing metal teeth
pushing me beneath
my mother wouldn't take my shit
"don't be a baby," she'd say
though I still took a fit
we'd argue until the mall closed
or the people behind us finally dozed
then she'd yank my arm clear out of its socket
sending me down the metal steps like a juiced up rocket
luckily that was a long time ago
and I don't still put on this ridiculous show
i'm no longer frightened of the big bad escalator
though, i once saw a woman disappear on one and I think it might have ate her
My Nightmare by Johnny Sweatpants
Don't be mad, I must concede
I borrowed all your KISS CD's
Figured I would bring them back
Before you eyed the missing stack
Also didn't think you'd mind
Grabbed all bootlegs I could find
One where Ace falls off the chair
More humor than I can bear
Yes, I took your vinyl too
Plus your KISS themed Rubic's Cube
And the 3 foot Demon doll
Couldn't help but take it all
I was gonna give them back
Then I went for a Big Mac
Think I left'em on a chair
Surely they must be somewhere
Alas your collection's gone
You can't listen to KISS songs
Action figures, lost them too
Swear I'll make it up to you
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