The Great Escape

A spontaneous write on a rainy afternoon where tornadoes were threatening. enjoy.

 

Once upon a time when time was not,

Yes, I was there, but then I forgot.

I hit a big lady with a big pot.

What a strange thing to do.

 

I tried to run but my fingers were blue,

“What happened?” I yelled. “You got hit with a shoe!”

I was troubled and scared. “Oh what should I do?”

She was huge! gonna plow me right through!

 

I started to run even though I was blue,

Even though time was not,

And I’m hit with a shoe.

I started to run, the only thing I could do.

 

I must get away so I head for the door.

But the door wasn’t there; the door was no more.

What a strange place that was, where Time was a store

And Time had no door.

 

The door wasn’t there so I head for The Bat,

The Bat that was scary, The Bat with a hat.

I was running towards it when I heard a splat.

And the splat, well, it came from The Bat.

 

The fat lady slowed down and came to a stop.

Well, first she just slowed down then started to hop.

I turned and saw what had just made her hop

What had made her to stop, what had made the big plop.

 

The Bat’s splat had made a big terrible mess

A mess that was stinky, a mess…I digress.

I would finish the story, but I have too much stress.

These people are watching. I’m under duress.

 

The story is over. I wrote it all down.

I ended up living, I lived with a frown.

The moral is this, do not live or you’ll drown.

The story is over. So stop scrolling down.

Author's Note

Did this sound at least a little Poe-ish?

Reviews

[DearSweetAgony]

Wow, I Love it! I've always loved Poe and I think your spin on trying to write like him was very well done! I don't say this to everyone but this poem is superb! I love it, I love the morbid, dark fell of this write. It actually reminded me of "Black Cat" (A story written by Edgar Allen Poe) I just really loved this write! Flawless Job I enjoyed reading.

[Zane Mathias]

dude it did sound quit abit lit poe/ dr.susse.lol i guess you know i loved it since i made it my 1 one choice. great write.

[Pinky]

it did a lil... its kinda like a morbid nursery rhyme...good job!

[Leah Maldonado]

wow that sounded very original and interesting!! I wouldn't try to sound like anything but yourself...it was a really cool piece and the fact that it was insipired by such normal stuff.
really cool
Leah