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Dust Bunnies  
by Carley Anderson

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Remember 

finding comfort in 

the forgotten place 

where only 

monsters, 

missing socks, 

and dust bunnies exist. 

 

Remember 

the monsters 

looming outside 

the protective 

barrier of 

the bed skirt. 

 

Remember 

the blur of 

their boots 

rushing towards 

the bedroom

at the end 

of the hall. 

 

Remember 

hearing the 

screaming siren

as it crawled 

under the bed 

to echo in  

your head.

 

Remember

the flashing lights 

casting the room

in shades 

of red 

and blue. 

 

Remember 

fearing death 

as his tiny 

chest rattled

for a single 

saving 

breath.

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