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Eclipse Monster

A.H. Mittelman

By Alex H Mittelman Published 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read
Eclipse Monster
Photo by robin mikalsen on Unsplash

Eerie shadows cast by the eclipse stretch across the Earth.

Casting an ominous pall over the sea, the sand, and all other land, the eclipse causing a monster to arise, and it is big and grand.

Lurking in the darkness, a monstrous beast hides, ready to eat us for its feast.

Invisible, immortal, its presence never ceased.

Perched upon the horizon, aroused by the eclipse, its blood-red eyes gaze at us, it licks its lips.

Stirring ancient fears that were once long forgotten, we quake in our boots, now seeing the monster, as our lives it loots.

Eyes looking at the eclipse monster and wide with terror, we huddle real close, but this does us no good, as it slashes our throats.

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Alex H Mittelman

I love writing and just finished my first novel. Writing since I was nine. I’m on the autism spectrum but that doesn’t stop me! If you like my stories, click the heart, leave a comment. Link to book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQZVM6WJ

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  • L.C. Schäfer2 years ago

    Oh this was vivid and horrible and great!

  • Gloria Penelope2 years ago

    Scary one indeed, I loved it.

  • Mariann Carroll2 years ago

    Ohhh that was a great dark poem for sure🙀😱

  • Oooo, such a bloody ending! I loved it!

  • Andrea Corwin 2 years ago

    What? A slasher eclipse poem 😂😂

  • Mark Gagnon2 years ago

    Glad eclipses only happen somewhere in the world every 18 months or so if that's what they bring.

  • Lamar Wiggins2 years ago

    I like that idea of a monster that only comes out during an eclipse. Intriguing

  • Babs Iverson2 years ago

    Oh the ending was horrific!!! Left a bloody heart!!!❤️❤️💕

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