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Afterlife Nightmare

Stalking in the dark
Obscure shadows haunting
A dog begins a vicious bark
Comfortable seat, sat upon Desolate forests hiding untold se-
Arms, legs beginning to painfully crets
bond
Ghostly hands scraping my spine
A variety of students entered Connection to the chair
Forests’ shallow breaths create
their own written poems into ‘The A monster approaches; a grizzly
eerie coldness
Poetry Games’ this year in the bear
hope of becoming a published po- Lifts up high Petrified screams surround me
et. It is with great pride that the Above the sky
Anxiety tugging my chest
school can congratulate the fol- Drops fall down holes
lowing on having their poems ap- My skin’s swollen Whispers of wind rattle around
proved for publication: Flesh aflame like a fiery coal The dark
Look up – there’s a troll
Unexplained mystery of death.
Ryan Erwin Hunting a devilish mole

Matthew McConnell The mole starts to misbehave
Gabrielle Erdis Spies, predators; not so brave Gabrielle Erdis
Lydia Weir Scurry, mole. Scurry.
Joel McFarland Hurry, hurry, hurry.
Megan Goodall Finally, privately alone
Sarah Brown See my blackened bone

Tyree Erwin Believing time is nearly up
Kyle Moore Being lifted in a cup
Adam Tweed I see the light just like Adele.
Katie Smyth It’s now gone red.
Lee Turner The afterlife’s a hell.
Liam Ward

Lewis Penny Ryan Erwin
Katie Selwood
Kira McCaughem
Faye McCaughem
Ashlee Mark

Amy Francey
Adam Courtney
Amy Ford
Aimee Foster
Camryn McFarland

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