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The Nightmare MAG

By Anonymous

Sometimes when I’m bored,
I think of many strange things.
Like eating the moon,
For we all know it’s made of cheese.
Though, it is so vast, I must proclaim,
That I’d have to purge myself with a tire iron.
Which leads me to think of deer,
I’m not quite sure why,
And it then makes me want to grow antlers.
As I stare at Larry, the sharp-toothed stapler,
I’m bombarded by baby-eating bats!
I run like the wind,
Though I’ve never personally seen it run before.
Then I’m a cloud, up in the sky,
Floating around without a care.
But, unbeknownst to me, I’m in for a scare.
I awaken with a sudden, horrific realization.
My unwritten poem is due today!

© Anonymous

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This article has 22 comments.

awesomeperson said...
on Dec. 9 2011 at 2:03 pm
i like this one! oh i met kenny dobbs yesterday it was a fun day!!
Jessie-Mo SILVER said...
on Jan. 8 2011 at 6:01 pm
Jessie-Mo SILVER, Mo. City, Texas
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&quot;Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you&#039;re gonna get.&quot;

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This is hysterical. Sometimes strange things pop into your head, and if they can give you inspiration, then that's great. This is a really funny poem. I loved it!
HaHmAh12 GOLD said...
on Apr. 11 2010 at 11:59 pm
HaHmAh12 GOLD, Toledo, Ohio
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&quot;At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.&quot; ~Salvador Dali

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HAH! I love this. I feel this way often.
MyTeacherMadeMeDoIt PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 11 2010 at 6:22 pm
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I was wondering if u might have been day-dreaming fell asleep and then woke up the next morning and still hadnt written ur poem for school. Is this what the poem is about? just curious
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on Sep. 10 2009 at 3:50 pm
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This piece is very good. I could see in many places where you use irony. LOOOOOOve It! Keep up the good work. And congrats on getting it published.
sam hammett said...
on Jul. 30 2009 at 3:43 pm
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i loved it

i definately have those moments
babygirl1011 said...
on Nov. 25 2008 at 5:14 pm
this was quite funny. ive definetly have had some of those incidents. never again will i not take a deadline seriously.
RadChick23 said...
on Nov. 18 2008 at 8:40 pm
Wow. This was quite an amusement. =]

I really loved it.

5 STARS
maniacalxmolly said...
on Nov. 18 2008 at 5:42 pm
If you wanted random you definitely nailed it in this poem. I get it though. Each part of it and I really liked it too.
tweedle dee said...
on Nov. 18 2008 at 1:34 pm
ha ha you make me laugh! liked it alot!
Demon23 said...
on Nov. 18 2008 at 1:06 pm
Really nice! I love it!
Oe98 said...
on Nov. 11 2008 at 11:11 pm
I like the transformations. I also like how the final line is all that makes the title make any sense with poem at all, and the humorous ending. I've also never read a poem like this before, which of course gives it, and you, a good light to me, not that you should care or not but. Oh, and the last line seems to pop out and go against the flow of the poem, I like that too by the way. I don't quite understand the "purge myself of a tire iron" thing though.
soccergirl222 said...
on Oct. 1 2008 at 8:24 pm
I loved the humor in it. I especially liked the part with the moon.
Mizz,Sunshine said...
on Oct. 1 2008 at 5:31 pm
it waz ok ....i didn't really get it
blah said...
on Sep. 24 2008 at 2:58 pm
it was intersting
Johannes Climacus said...
on Sep. 23 2008 at 4:13 pm
wow, I loved this one, it was funny and had a charm about it.
latina_babii said...
on Sep. 22 2008 at 4:32 pm
i thought it was greatttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
BrAnDy_XoxO said...
on Sep. 19 2008 at 5:36 pm
thatz cute, really original, i love the moon part! keep ur imagination <3
cedric said...
on Sep. 3 2008 at 2:31 pm
I like the story The nightmare
Shane_Zeh_Banderbear said...
on Aug. 14 2008 at 11:00 pm
Haha. xD I like this poem.



It's silly, original, and well written. Good job Tylan.