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My Fear Is in the Cupboard

April 10, 2013
By Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

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He’s in the cupboard—
He’s in the cupboard:
I stuffed his
Lifeless carcass there.
The knife yet bleeds
His thick black blood;
But he’s dead now:
I murdered Fear;
I killed that macabre sadist
And neatly stuffed the
Crumpled cadaver in the cupboard.

Hold the thought:
I hear him groaning.

© Kathryn P., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
I used to be afraid of Chuckie. That is until I had a dream where I did what he normally does to his victims and stuffed him in the cupboard. After that, I never feared him again. That's what you have to do to fears. Face them boldly and conquer them.
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Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 24 2013 at 1:39 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

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Haha. Yeah, I took him down. Creepy still but not as frightening. Thanks.
Fallen_ PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 23 2013 at 4:03 pm
Fallen_ PLATINUM, Quakertown, Pennsylvania
25 articles 3 photos 433 comments

Favorite Quote:
" a shattered world is only an opening into a new beginning with laughs, smiles, and love all around enter the world of the light and away from the broken darkness"

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lol sooo cool Take that chuckie lol :3
Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 23 2013 at 2:05 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

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Thanks. I know it's rather morbid. But I'm glad you like it.
Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 23 2013 at 2:04 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

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Thanks!!! :) I'm glad you liked the suspense at then end.
LiraDaeris PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 23 2013 at 1:33 am
LiraDaeris PLATINUM, Tucson, Arizona
22 articles 0 photos 135 comments

Favorite Quote:
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!

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Ooo Hoo cool! :D I like your imagery in this!
Zach_M said...
on Apr. 22 2013 at 6:56 pm
haha, I can honestly say that this was fun to read, and the suspense at the end was priceless! Great Job
Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 18 2013 at 3:56 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

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The effect of not being creepy, that is.
Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 18 2013 at 3:55 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

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Good. Good. I was trying to go for that effect. Thanks. 
Cutey-Beauty SILVER said...
on Apr. 18 2013 at 9:55 am
Cutey-Beauty SILVER, Ulaanbaator, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Soli Deo Gloria.

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Killed the fear, locked it in a cupboard....then the last line. Love how you built that suspense there...without being melodramatic or creepy. LOL.
Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 17 2013 at 1:45 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

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Thank you. That's so kind of you to say. I'm awe-struck for your saying so. I thought maybe everybody would see it as a cheesy poem. Thanks. :)
samanthastephens2 SILVER said...
on Apr. 17 2013 at 10:29 am
samanthastephens2 SILVER, Sellersburg, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down "happy". They told me I didn’t understand the assignment.
I told them they didn’t understand life." John Lennon

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This seriously left me awestruck!