The day you called me to traverse this upward climb I was fragile uncoiling from a womb * The day you pulled me with your strength of will to face this danger I was uncertain * The day you coerced me forward and upward no matter the cost I wanted assurance * The day you pushed […]
Tag Archives: dark
Caught in the Noir #dark #poetry #atozchallenge #photography #napowrimo
you think to cleverly slink behind catching me off my guard but I heard you there and now you must be aware you must listen I await in the dark for this rare opportunity think again in your stealthy stalk ” FOOL”-I have not become your easy prey This year for A to Z challenge, I […]
Jade Green #atozchallenge #napowrimo
Jade Green were her eyes like a feline’s lies Fire Red flames she licked that poured from her lips Tawny Brown was her skin beckoned with drops of sin Coal Black was her heart mine pierced like a dart Dandelion Yellow was my skin poison crept deep within Verdant Green was the spot upon my […]
A Gateway to the Damned #PEN #flashfiction
The knob creaked as I gave it a twist. I’d been able to breathe last time I’d been here. Imprisoned behind an unlocked gate of decorative iron, I watch the world carry on without me. Shadows beckon; so soon shall I dance. I am plummeted to the world beyond my fears. My mind bleeds for what […]
Broken Dream #dark #poetry
Please go over to Pen of the Damned and read what I write on the dark side of the moon Broken Dream.
How Bad Are Your Dreams? #dark #PEN #horror
try with all my will to shake awake I’d purge the dream blood through fingers oozed coagulated as I’d scream This is an excerpt from “Broken Dreams” my rather dark poem over at Pen of the Damned. Would love to know your thoughts. What is the Pen of the Damned you may ask: damned 1: to […]
Anticipation #PEN #Dark #poetry
A Strained Smile meets my eyes sorrow glazes grey frozen good-bye crusts over cracked lips Anticipation the door closes lock tumblers turn engulfing our memories tomorrows vanish cold fingers shiver willing your warmth to return desperate screams well-recognized in my nightmares steel grates against steel anticipation they are coming for me Next I have been […]
The Timeless Christmas Legacy #Christmas #shortstory
She had spoken her dying wish into that delicate symbol of timelessness. As I cradled it, I hoped to hear her voice. I did… It came each Christmas Eve just at the moment she died; I would hear a small chime and then her voice. Then the next morning we would awake to presents under […]
The Knife’s Revenge #poetry
A knife sometimes wields its own will
Epitaph of Love #poetry #flashfiction
One last silent tear falls “WHY?” whispered echoes in the trees * Sculpted beauty stone cold veined marble “here lies… …cherished by many …embraced by few … thought of passionately by one” * you held me too soon released love longed for world dreamt of gone the moment darkness slipped her icy fingers wiped free of guilt dagger’s voice […]
