String Billy

ne're met him,
He was long gone
when I heard..
The ogre down
the brick pond.
din't say a word.
He'd come a fearin'
and scaring all the
birds..
like a Crow Man,
or a Mole Catcher..
flailing on the
verge..
they called him
String Billy..
and none could pass.
unless ..
they had a piece
of string..
to give .
nothing more,
nor less,
He was a demon..
hitherto possessed,
if he did not get
his toll..
his piece of
string..
mightier than
a wizard and
shiftier than
a troll..
How long..
is a piece of string..?
it doesnt matter.
as long as you bring.

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