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A Brief Nightmare

Horror for the “Haiku of Now” challenge

By Sam SpinelliPublished a day ago Updated a day ago 1 min read
 A Brief Nightmare
Photo by Hamid Khaleghi on Unsplash

There in the headlights

An infant nailed to a tree

Flinched and it was gone

Haiku

About the Creator

Sam Spinelli

Trying to make real art the best I can, never Ai!

Help me write better! Critical feedback is welcome :)

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  • Lamar Wigginsabout 6 hours ago

    Oooo! Don't take that route anymore. Knowing me, I would circle back, haha. Nice one, Sam!

  • Definitely chilling! Kind of reminds me as though it would be an urban legend!

  • Oooo, this seems like an awesome start to a horror story hehehehe

  • Amos Gladea day ago

    So dreadfully dark. Beautiful.

  • Sara Wilsona day ago

    Oh wow. That was horrifying 🙃

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