ALEXIS OGUNMOKUN - POEMS

Alexis Ogunmokun is born on February 28 1989. She resides in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. She works at Hy-Vee and writes on her spare time. ​

Spooky Tales- Chapter 1: Around the Campfire 
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Sit around the campfire 
Where the fire reveals 
A spooky tale

Told by a camper 
Who witnessed his father 
Is haunted by his victims

That he killed and buried 
After acquiring their blood
To make himself immortal

His so called story ended 
When he revealed that his father 
Still lives 

Soaked in the blood of his victims 
Causing his friends to run into the forest in terror

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Spooky Tales-Chapter 2: The Macabre Carnival

A carnival opened in Judo 
On the first of October
The name of the carnival

Is called the Macabre Carnival
Because it is full of melancholic games
Such as the whack a mole 

That has real feral moles that go after the customers
When they are about to whack them

The haunted house of mirrors that reveals the illusions
In the prizes, the games and the carnival workers as monsters
But shows the customers their deeply desired wishes as they go deep into the mirrors

The basketball game 
Where the mini basketball hoops eat the basketball once it is in the hoop
Or the ball misses it 

The three bottles are glued together
But the ball is an unpinned grenade
That goes off before the carnival victim throws it at the bottles

The carnival prizes are stuffed animals 
That is innocent, sweet and cute on the outside
But evil, carnivorous and untamed on the inside

The Ferris wheel is goes slow at first 
But leaves pure fear in the victims
The roller coaster ride literally takes their spine away

The carousel has innocent character rides on the surface
But they come to life to harm
The people who ride them
While draining the children’s soul

The concession stands food and beverage
Is inedible because it is made from limbs 
Body parts and organs of deceased people 

This carnival is optimistically happy 
But morbidly repulsive and it literally feeds on the customers’ fears and aspiration 

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 The Nightmare Catcher-Chapter 13: Unsolved Cold Cases

Southport has some cases
That are cold and unsolved
They remained unsolved
Because of the monsters are involved
In them
One cold case involves
Two little boys drained
Of blood
The second cold case shows
How a grifter died of carbon monoxide poisoning
But she did not inhale the fumes in her car
Within the garage of her husband's house
The third cold case displays
How an abusive drunk
Is missing his heart
But his body is covered in unusual bitemarks 
The fourth cold case depicts
Three Southport High students
Dead of spontaneous combustion
At a the student parking lot
The fifth cold case involves
A pimp and his prostitutes
Sliced and diced then drained
Of their blood
With their corpses mutilated beyond recognition
The sixth cold case depicts how
A black windowless van of three people
Died in that mysterious explosion
The seventh cold case shows a husband and wife
Viciously dismembered
Their organs eviscerated from their bodies
With their bodies full of visible inhuman bitemarks
The eighth and final cold case
Is in regards to the missing writer
Who has been trapped in a book journal
That has been burnt
As he is considered dead to his fans 
Eight cold cases
Unsolved and kept a secret
Because of the monsters
In human disguises
Oh wait there is one recent case
That center around the mysterious deaths
Of five Southport police officers
Yet they were not good people anyway
And it was best kept unsaid anyway

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A Year Later Without Him
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His Marvel Legacy lives
A year later
He will never be forgotten
Since his spirit lives on 
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe
As long as we say
His name or read his comic books
And tell future children about him

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The Legendary Comedian
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I am known as Rufus
In Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
I hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live in 1975
I turned seven bad words into a routine
Where you can't say them on television or on other media platforms
My heart failed me on June 22nd 2008
Who am I?
I am a controversial doll
That depicted the African-Americans
In a negative racist light
I was created by Florence Kate Upton
In children's books decades ago
I am the reason why African-American characters are harshly portrayed to offend the African-American community
I could even be the inspiration or the reason behind blackface
Were offensively depicted in old cartoons
Back in the 30's or 50's
But never to be sold or talked about
Who am I?
My career died
After I was thrown the book
For roofing and defiling young women
I created Fat Albert and the Junkyard Gang
I was the spokesperson for Jello
Who am I?

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What’s our Name?
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I was born in Peoria, Illinois
To a father who was a former boxer turned hustler
And a mother who was a prostitute
My grandmother ran a brothel
I was known for my profane comedic bits
In regards to racism, race relations, politics, African-American culture, human sexuality, religion, self-deprecation, everyday life and recreational drug use
I was in Silver Streak
I was in Car Wash
I was in an SNL skit where Chevy Chase hurled racially offensive epithets during a job interview for the custodian job
My heart killed me on December 10th 2005
Who am I?
I was created by Wes Craven
When he created the Elm Nightmare on Street movie franchise
Where I prey upon and killed the children
Of my killers who literally burned me
After I got away with harming the children
Robert Englund portrayed me well
My face is burnt
That goes with my metal claw glove
A fedora hat and large sweater with deadly autumnal colors
I allegedly lost to a certain X-Men member
In an epic rap battle
Who am I?
I drowned in the lake
When the camp counselors made sweet love
Instead of keeping an eye on me
That spawned the Friday the 13th movie franchise
I wear a hockey mask
To go with my blue coveralls
I carry a machete
I can't die because I have been dead for years
My mom tried to close down the camp
But she died by some campers' hands
I was in a battle with a certain deceased killer
Who killed his victims in their dreams
Who am I?
I am a mascot
For a restaurant where an elderly woman
Asked
Where is the beef?
I beat the Burger King mascot and Ronald McDonald
In an epic rap battle
Who am I?
I am the reason behind
All the missing people
In Derry, Maine
I was defeated by a couple children
Who were adults that called themselves
The Loser Club
I turned into my victim's worst fear
To devour them
I ate some kid in a storm drain
I am know as Pennywise the Dancing Clown
Who am I?

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The Brothers
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We are half-brothers
Living in Monte Macabre
With our abuela
We have paranormal encounters
Within Monte Macabre
Who are we?

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Meddling Kids
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We solve monster related mysteries
That turned out to be the bad guys in disguise
Who calls us meddling kids
We occasionally encounter the paranormal
That is best kept unsolved
I am Fred Jones
I am Daphne Blake
I am Velma Dinkley
I am Shaggy Rogers
What is the name of our van?
What is the name of our faithfully fearful canine friend?

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November 14th 2019: Saugus High School
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Saugus High School
Now marred by bullets and bloodshed
That is senseless when a female student
Died of her injuries from the shooting
While two male students remain in critical condition
As the other students are frightened and in shock
By a gunman
Who was shot and in custody
Actually his wounds are being treated 
In Santa Clarita, California
A place that recently recovered from the wildfire
But never out of the woods 

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All Gathered to Say Goodbye
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All of the family is gathered
Around to remember
The matriarch
Who was truly loved and appreciated
Never forgotten
Just remembered

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Bottled Up to Mourn
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A session of prayers
Was set for my paternal grandmother 
Who died a few days
After her birthday
She is at peace
While the people of Santa Clarita 
Mourn and grieve
The two lives of a 15 year old girl
And A 14 year old boy
Who died at the hands of a gunman
Who turned 16 on November 14th 2019
But put a fatal bullet in his head
As he was taken to the hospital 
They tried to revive him
Only to die
In November 15th 2019
At 3 pm
Identified a Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow
Described as a regular student
Who was a boy scout and ran cross country
Who lost his father two years ago
While everyone mourned them
I mournfully celebrated my paternal grandmother's life
Around the time
A gunman took his wife
Her three children 
Then injured a child
But took his life
In San Diego, California 
On November 16th 2019
So much loss
Puts a damper in one's happiness
This is why
I enjoy bottling up my emotions
So I would not have to feel such hatred and sadness
In the world

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Overnight Fame
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I became famous
Through my YouTube videos
Of me covering old songs
I was influenced by Michael Jackson, the Beatles, Boys II Men, Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, Tupac and Usher
You may heard of my fans
Who are known as the Belibeibers
I dated Selena Gomez
I am known for my song Baby
Who am I?
My name is Hannah Montana
I am the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus
Who was known as Robbie Ray
My sister is Noah Cyrus
My brother is Trace Cyrus
The lead singer of Metro Station
I was born Destiny Hope
I go by the name Ashley O.
I separated myself from my Hannah Montana persona
When “I came here like a wrecking ball”
I am happily married to Liam Hemsworth
What is my name?
I am Steveland Hardaway Morris
I was born Steveland Hardaway Judkins
My blindness did not stop me
From playing the piano
Or creating such hits
Such as Superstition
As
My Cherie Amour
Signed, Sealed Delivered I'm Yours
You are the Sunshine of my Life
Higher Ground
Isn't She Lovely?
Who am I?
I am a badass of the X-Men
I was born James Howlett
But I called myself Logan
When the Weapons X Project
Fused my bones with adamantium
Then messed with my memories
That left me in an amnesiac state
I can't die thanks to my healing factor
I am the father of X-23 and Daken
Who am I?

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Watching It Crumble
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Gloomy weather it is 
As it slowly crumbles 
Around him

He is not happy 
He thinks he is untouchable
But he is not 

When he is out of the house
And into the oven

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