“The Deadly Ones” - Khat

“The Deadly Ones”

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9.7.21

6.30am

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This is a dream I had

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They’re already here, and that’s the hardest part to accept,

They take what’s closest to you and leave rot and decay behind,

They leave you with the hopes that they’re still alive, while eating their flesh at the same time,

You know its too late when they use the voice of the newly deceased to call out your name,

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Even in the darkness, when your powers are trapped and seem to have left you,

That is one of the signs that they are close by, and there is nothing to do but take your own life,

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They took my mom,

I was in my own home, and my mother told me to lock the doors, that they were coming,

I did as she said,

I’ve always listened to her,

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I shut the doors, and stuck a long rod through the handles, stuck a chair and looked around, tried to close the windows and board them up,

But my powers weren’t working at the moment,

Too much adrenaline,

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I did everything for her

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We did everything together,

We went everywhere together,

I told her everything,

I heard her voice one last time say, “it’ll be alright, I’ll keep you safe”,

Before they turned it cold, icy; “open the doors, sweetheart, I’m back!”

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We wrote letters to each other, constantly,

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We talked about the future,

She asked me to get married soon, and I reluctantly agreed,

She was so happy,

Was--

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I looked around the room for any means to do away with myself,

It was as if my prayers were being answered, because as I looked around. I was praying.

<Dear Heavenly God,

Please keep me safe,

Please keep my momma’s word with you,

If I don’t make it out of here alive,

Use my children, speak my truth through them,

And train them how to survive,

Please, they’re in your hands now,

Amen>

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I felt a “fell swoop” by a something and was being scooped up,

Then put into a body that I couldn’t control,

And there, right before my eyelids, as my eyes were closed, light!

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I saw it happen, like a timelapse,

It was the darndest thing I’ve ever encountered, and I’ve encountered some darndest things in my life,

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After I realized my powers weren’t working,

I started to notice black smoke swirling up outside,

That’s when I started praying, coz something was deadly wrong the moment my mother was silent for more than 5 seconds,

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She was visiting, she came over to check on me,

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But she barely made it to the front door,

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Even now, I’m paranoid that they’ll come back,

I’m in another dimension, but what if they find me?

What if the protection isn’t protected?

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I speak in 2 dead languages, but somehow it all translates to English,

170lbs, with a good amount of roll in my abdomen; all gone,

I feel lighter,

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I’m told my powers didn’t work coz they’re tied to my emotions,

And being cornered the way I was, would’ve put a hold on them,

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They drop voices into your head,

Voices of loved ones, long dead,

If you give in and open your doors for them- God forgive all your transgressions,

The hottest oven would be irrelevant,

Satan would confess all his sins,

That’s how important it is not to let them in.

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They come in waves- from each side, and its diagonal,

They surround you,

They channel themselves into your mind and feast on your memories,

They lurk and roam until one of them corners you, then shakes the earth around them until your barricaded doors- OPEN!

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And then youre dead, that’s it!