THE ALMOST-PEOPLE

Phil Roberts 1957 (Melbourne)



Almost men hunting
For living human women,
To claim as their own.

Mutated creatures
Not quite human beings
Known as the almost-people.

Very close to human
The almost-people hide,
In dark alleyways.

Almost-people hope
To take over people's lives,
Then they will be real.

Almost-people hunt
Through night's dark thoroughfares,
Devouring human souls.

The almost-people
Lumber down dark alleyways,
Jealous of real folk.

Almost people suck
Living essence from humans,
Leaving nothing good.

Almost-people travel
Near dark lonely highways,
Hidden from traffic.

Almost-women seek
Men to take as husbands,
Not to be seen again.

THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Scheme XAX XXB AXC XXX XXX BCX XXX BCX XXX XXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 662
Words 104
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

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