HIDE AND SEEK

I run as fast as the wind
trying to escape
from the tall man
chasing me
down the dark alley

and I pass through the night,
vanishing from corner to corner
my adrenaline pumping
playing a fatal game

a faint chestnut aroma
distracts me
as I open my eyes
to see that I have won
Julia Monturo
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