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Eternal Unsleep

written by: Marie Scampini

@zoeandme

Devil wolves hunting

in the Forest of Fear

attacking meek sheep

with their jagged claws

and razor jaws

tearing their flesh

to puddles of pulp with a pulse

when full and fat

these devil wolves

licking their claws clean

of the blood of the innocent

tried to fall asleep

How do you count zilch sheep to sleep in hell adjacent?

the gory holy ghosts of the sheep

invoked the power of a merciless moon

attacking the devil wolves in their dreams

biting their ears

taking a match with their murderous words and mouth

"Burn in the hellfire of your birth beyond your death!"

setting fire to the devil wolves

to burn them in their coats

flames licking their bellies

sinister smoke swirling in a deviant dance

the devil wolves howled blood curdling screams

until the souls of the sheep were released

in the embers

in the ash

the ghost sheep lifted their singed flesh

and with angels golden thread

sewed themselves together again

and roamed the Forest of Fear

as Zealous Zombies

fierce

unkillable kings of the undead

excruciating executors of Eternal Unsleep

where devil wolves fear to tread

their souls to keep