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The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."

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#1089560 added May 18, 2025 at 6:37am
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A Jarring Tale
A Jarring Tale

Shrunken head kept in a jar
a story that my mind doth mar
the image will not let me go
such gruesome things within us grow
and if I read such darkened tales
I feel my soul doth shrink and fail
perhaps I should horror eschew
and ne’er again the like review.


Line count: 8
Rhymed aabb
For Express It In Eight, 05.18.25
Prompt: Write a poem about something in a jar.
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