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A Low-Quality Ghost Poem

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when you’re home alone, 

it may seem scary.

you might encounter things that seem impossible.

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you know when you see a shadow in the corner of your eye? 

or you hear a bump in the other room. 

or you see a glass that you swear was in a different place the last time you checked. 

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these things can easily be dismissed as hallucinations 

or tricks of the mind,

but they can also, just as easily, be something lurking in the corners of your house.

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i’m here to tell you not to worry.

there very well may be something menacing with you,

but it’s more likely not.

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that shadow in the corner? a specter keeping an eye out for danger.

that noise in the other room? merely a phantom bumping into a chair.

that glass that you swear moved? well, spirits can play too, right?

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that ghost isn’t there to hurt you.

so, worry not…

but tread lightly.

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By Xyn Evans

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