{"id":676,"date":"2022-04-05T18:14:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T08:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainashchapter.com.au\/?p=676"},"modified":"2022-08-03T19:52:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T09:52:47","slug":"the-walls-are-splattered-with-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainashchapter.com.au\/?p=676","title":{"rendered":"The Walls Are Splattered With Blood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The walls are splattered with blood.
My blood
my husband\u2019s blood
too much blood spilled tonight.
Grey ghosts we call them, or
White walkers
New arrivals, pale, nearly invisible, 
evil<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A gentle snore,
maybe human or canine
Not loud enough to keep me awake
I begin to dose off
Nervous system spiked alert
by the spine chilling zzzz in my ear
Smack, smack 
with a back hand whack onto the pillow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Too awake now, 
I read
begin to relax again
My glasses hurt my face as I smack myself in the head
That\u2019s it!
Switch on the light, slipper in hand
Whack, whack
Fresh blood on the walls
Die grey ghosts, 
die<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To read more quirky poetry from Amanda Gambas click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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