Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Poem: "Suburban Bogeymen"

This poem was inspired and sponsored by aldersprig.  It's a creepy little piece about how magical creatures can adapt to modern contexts.

Suburban Bogeymen
-- a triolet

Suburbia is pretty on the surface of its streets
But still it has its bogeymen, their magic new and strange ...
And evil lies in waiting, with a bag of poisoned sweets.
Suburbia is pretty on the surface of its streets
It fools unwary visitors who taste its tempting treats.
The bogeymen are pushers now, but their goals never change
Suburbia is pretty on the surface of its streets
But still it has its bogeymen, their magic new and strange.

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  • 11 comments
aldersprig

More triolet-y goodness!

aldersprig

January 5 2011, 00:42:11 UTC 10 years ago

oooh, neat, I love it!! Thank you! *bounce*

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I like the bogeymen-to-pushers analogy, and now I'm picturing dealers with orc tusks lurking in housing tracts...


...


ever wonder about those dead-end driveways in housing tracts that never seem to get finished?
eseme

eseme

January 5 2011, 03:10:34 UTC 10 years ago

That is creepy, all the more so for its ring of truth.
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

January 5 2011, 03:23:32 UTC 10 years ago

I got to thinking about the similarity between addictive drugs and enchanted food. It seemed too obvious for the darkfey to miss the opportunity of combining the two...
eseme

Re: Yes...

eseme

January 5 2011, 04:26:26 UTC 10 years ago

*nods*

So true!
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

January 9 2011, 07:31:11 UTC 10 years ago

Sometimes the truth is scarier than fiction, and people don't like to look at it.
fayanora

fayanora

January 5 2011, 05:53:13 UTC 10 years ago

Before the mention of "pushers," I was getting a "bogeymen pretend to be child molesters" vibe.
ysabetwordsmith

0_o

ysabetwordsmith

January 5 2011, 05:56:44 UTC 10 years ago

That is a whole nother flavor of creepy.
fayanora

Re: 0_o

fayanora

January 5 2011, 05:57:46 UTC 10 years ago

Well it kinda makes sense. If bogeymen eat children, they'd probably lure them in the way serial child molesters do.
ysabetwordsmith

Re: 0_o

ysabetwordsmith

January 5 2011, 06:07:51 UTC 10 years ago

That's one way to do it, yeah.
fayanora

Re: 0_o

fayanora

January 5 2011, 06:09:38 UTC 10 years ago

Although, with magic at their disposal they could pose as the parents, too.

Reminds me of a "creepypasta" story: When my friend was about 4, she heard her mother's voice calling to her from the kitchen. she was making her way down the hall that leads to the kitchen, when someone pulled her into the closet, covering her mouth so she wouldn't make any sounds. it was her mom, whispering "Honey, stay in here with me. I heard it, too." http://kc-anathema.livejournal.com/2662675.html
ysabetwordsmith

Re: 0_o

ysabetwordsmith

January 6 2011, 07:33:33 UTC 10 years ago

Wow, that is really something. Thanks for sharing.

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