ghosts i have known
dead rat on the sidewalk,
bloody raked sides.
peaceful repose? hardly.
the smell of fear
lingers.
— sylvester hobson
form: the tamba, 5 lines with a syllable pattern of 6/4/6/4/2. my own invention.
halloween 2026, day 12
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