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January 7, 2014
By GreyGirl ELITE, Pohang,Kyungbuk, Other
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I try to tell him
The simple truth which is:
Monsters hide where

You don't expect to see them.
In obvious places:
The zipper of your coat,
Inside your coffee,
Peeking out of the clouds.
But
They hide everywhere.
There is no escaping them
Because there is no predicting
When they will come
Or where they will be.

The psychiatrist
Shakes his head and proffers
some Rorschach cards

© Henry B., New Orleans, LA

The author's comments:
This poem is supposed to shaped vaguely like teeth. For the poem scrap book I'm working on, I printed out this poem, pointed all the edges, colored in a gum and black mouth, and there-- you have a monsters mouth. Of course, I can't submit that to TI, so you'll just have to imagine it. If you don't know what Paredolia, you should google. It's fascinating.
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GreyGirl ELITE said...
on Jan. 14 2014 at 8:12 pm
GreyGirl ELITE, Pohang,Kyungbuk, Other
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Good idea. I might :)
TargonTheDragon GOLD said...
on Jan. 14 2014 at 10:15 am
TargonTheDragon GOLD, Ofallon, Missouri
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who says you cant submit that to TI? take a photo or scan it. then submit it in the art section.