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A creepy haiku to send shivers down your spine
By Rachel DeemingPublished 3 months ago • 1 min read
Photo by Dmitry Ratushny on Unsplash
Silent, Dread creeps in.
Muscles tense ready to spring.
Breath's moist caress lands.
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Comments (10)
Well-wrought! Really captures that feeling of some uninvited specter hovering just behind us!
This one certainly sends shivers down my spine. A creepy haiku, well written, Rachel!💜
So unsettlingly spooky!! A stellar entry for the challenge. :)
A well written haiku jump scare!
This definitely captures the terror of alone but not alone! Great Scareku, Rachel!
This captures the creep factor so well
Creepy indeed, Rachel, and very subtle. Loved it!
Finely calibrated to send a shiver down the reader's spine! Deftly done, Deeming!
I'm so sorry but I don't get it 😅😅
Ooh creepy! But then ‘caress’ turns things around. Nicely done