once a year during Christmas
Streets filled with laughter and choir in the streets
children playing in the snow
then everything stops nothing but
silence filled in the air
no children in sight
no singing in the streets
no presents underneath the tree
just a town of silence
With naught but the howling of the cold winds
into the night
Something lives in the streets
A creature feasting
humans souls
What remains creates terror,
fear, and horror
lurking in the shadows
to take control
on this frightful Christmas night
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