You stand there
Staring at me
All day
Every day
from across the field,
A mockery of a human being.
You think you can fool me
into thinking you’re something you’re not?
The others stay away in fear
but
One day
– when you least expect it –
I will swoop in
And peck your eyes out.
scarecrow.
By: Allison Gems
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