The room smelled so sickeningly sweet
So bad You could taste it in the air
I got a shock when I heard it move its feet
I felt that On end stood each and every Hair
And When I saw it, it caused my heart to leap
About the Creator
Mark Stigers
One year after my birth sputnik was launched, making me a space child. I did a hitch in the Navy as a electronics tech. I worked for Hughes Aircraft Company for quite a while. I currently live in the Saguaro forest in Tucson Arizona
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