A second of my fairy tale related poems. Really, fairy tales are kind of dark, if you look at the originals.
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Boy Who Cried Wolf
“Wolf!” he cried
“Beware! Lock your doors and bar your windows!”
The townspeople took up arms
and torches
to slay the beast
but all they found was the boy
alone and scared
“You lied,” they accused and left him
though he cried for them to return
On the next night, “Wolf!” he cried
but the townspeople didn’t see
a wolf
and told him they wouldn’t listen
to his cries again
Weeping, the boy ran away
into the lonely woods
That night the full moon rose
the boy became a wolf
and raged through the town
his howls echoed
pleas to the deaf stars
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