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Chills Through My Spine

February 27, 2018
By briskvoodoo GOLD, Overland Park, Kansas
briskvoodoo GOLD, Overland Park, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
"These woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep." -Robert Frost


On this warm, sunny day
With my room bathed in light
And my person covered in blankets
I shiver.

I shiver as if it’s the dead of winter
On the darkest of nights
With no stars in the sky
And the streetlights gone black.

Who's to say I can’t
That I must lower the hairs on my arms
Rid myself of these goosebumps
And say goodbye to those thrills?

What if I like them
The feeling I get when I listen to that song
When I watch a certain horrific scene
Those chills I get when I see him in the halls?

I let my shivering take over
I’ll just sit down and freeze
With my skin paling every second
And my face dripping with rain.


 


The author's comments:

I wrote this when I was shivering for no apparent reason in 80 degree weather. As I was writing, I thought of some of the different reasons for why I get the chills that aren't because of the cold.


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on Mar. 15 2018 at 3:29 pm
briskvoodoo GOLD, Overland Park, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
"These woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep." -Robert Frost

Thank you so much, it's nice to hear that! I really appreciate your feedback :)

6547ujh BRONZE said...
on Feb. 28 2018 at 9:19 pm
6547ujh BRONZE, Aubrey, Texas
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You have such a beautiful way of writing. Well done.