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A Grave Mistake
Write a poem or short story about a cemetery caretaker who makes a bad blunder. Base it on the phrase “A Grave Mistake”.
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A Grave Mistake

An early arrival

A bell in the air.

The sound that tremors

A frightening stare.

His paperwork done.

Cup of java for fun.

It's time to do his morning

Run.

He checked every grave, every plate.

He checked every statue, every entry gate.

He noticed a bag on bench near a grave.

Not a person in site, but words were engraved.

"Here lie Kathrine Moody, a very short lived life"

It ended " If she hadn't cheated, she would've made a good wife!"

He noticed the ending was freshly done.

He grabbed the bag, checked the gate and continued on

his run .

The next morning, the same routine but this time he saw a hat with a bullet hole on the brim.

On the stone it read, "I'm sorry for killing you honey, I meant to kill him!"

He grabbed the hat, locked the gate, and went back to start his day.

He put on that hat, grabbed his coat and slowly walked away.

The End

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