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Hell Walks the Streets

November 9, 2009
By Victoria_Luz PLATINUM, Niantic, Connecticut
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Hell walks the streets
Demons clothed in business suits and suave smiles
Towers like tomb stones beckoning the living to its clutches
Demons hold out their hands
tormenting fires in their eyes
Promising life
Not the life you want
But the one they want to watch you burn for

© Gary C., Pequannock, NJ

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