A chemical experiment
gone insanely awry
produced this unearthly substance.
Not unlike the muck and mire
common to bogs and swamps
the ground which appears dry,
but seizes your foot as you stop
and refuses to release it.
Looking harmless, but secretly sinister
it grabs every object tightly,
clinging to every finger,
sticking to the bread,
and holding the knife prisoner.
This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.
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