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'Haunted Echoes' Haiku Challenge

By Kendall Defoe Published 4 months ago 1 min read
Just a touch...
Photo by PaaZ PG on Unsplash

Alone in this dark...

A path home in the woods...but

who just touched my back?

Alone?

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  • Aarish3 months ago

    The tension between solitude and unseen presence is striking.

  • Sam Spinelli4 months ago

    This one made me smile, it felt nostalgic. Like the “scary stories to tell in the dark” books and campfire stories.

  • Lana V Lynx4 months ago

    Eerie. That’s exactly why I avoid woods in the dark. You never know what or who’s lurking there.

  • Hahahahahaha that was creeepppyyyy! Loved it!

  • JBaz4 months ago

    Ooohhh I like this one Creep got style

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