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Smiling Graves
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Beneath the ground, there sleeps the dead,
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where folded lips seal rotted screams.
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The sweat of brows is bloody red:
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they came from veins, from ripping seams.
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Sane men would never find a grave
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to dig out gold, which lies beneath.
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If someone did, no one could save
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that foolish man from starving teeth.
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25 Sep 05

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eek.

sounds like it should be read in a pirate voice, arghhh!
 — b00

Lmao. This is gross.
 — DeathShards

zombies!
 — unknown

thanks.
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Really well written, not sure I like the subject though!
 — marieF

i was hesitant on the subject. and also worried about the tone. i usually try to refrain from the macabre, that style usually destroys the quality of a poem. thanks for the comment.
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Gruesomely good
 — larrylark

thanks larry. you are extremely kind.
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