Twas the night after Christmas, when all through the houseblood was dripping and pooling in puddles far more than an ounce.Ears were hung down the staircase with care,in hopes of exposing his parents’ sins bare. The bodies were scattered by parts through the homestead,visions of torment danced in my head.And Mama in her nighty, Dad…
Category: Poetry
We Are Dust
Tiny flecks, specks. Disintegrating into nothing. Mere moments we have once stirred. Sitting idly by, time moves slowly. Touched, and it’s gone. Dust evaporated Photo by Sebastian Voortman from Pexels
Imitating Flesh
(A Practice in Poetry) Thick and texturedragged and rawNights spent in heaps of dreams & sweat.I reach for you, touch air – fingers don’t forget. Molten wax,searing through all that’s left.Throes of imitating flesh…No human heart lies here. While writing poetry has never been my forte, there are a handful of poems & poets I’ve…
Turned Tables, Murder Earned
Out from the basement,A secret none can see.A toy, a pet, a human doll,Tired of feeling this way. It ticks, it clicks.It crawls,Out across the living room floor. It snaps, it bends.It entwines around the spine.An electric current surges,Flesh searing as it stings. The dark stains of evil,tendrils winding through the pink.Thoughts of murder find…
Thin Little Lines
Thin little lines pulling tightly, closing in The floss that grazes the skin separating it The sound of teeth separating the natural lines of food Thin little lines dividing, conquering Inserting themselves and spreading out, opening up Paper cuts extending to the canyons Still small from space, those thin little lines Cut into faces –…
Boots, My Liege
Is there anything else I can do for you my liege? She asked as she bore into her chest with a scimitar piercing and then expelling her bloodied heart on to the floor. “Yes, your Highness,” the king responded insolently, “have the servants get the mop. You have spilt your blood on my boots.”
Procrastinating – A Poem
Wasting time
Wasting space
Wasting my brain on this never ending game
A Short Collection
A collection of short snippets in a collage: