Seest Thou the Black Dog

As I was exploring the dark recesses of a Soviet era structure I heard a feminine voice whisper in my ear, “Beware, Yehoshu’a, for here is where the shadows crawl and the monsters gnaw.” Her voice inspired caution, but it was also calm. Nothing of her tone I could assume was there to deliberately frighten…

Escaping My Succubus

My fatigue can be an insatiable mistress with an appetite of bottomless depths. Her eyes haunt with a comforting luster promising deliverance from despair. The kiss of this exhaustive succubus is not one of an infinite release, but is instead promises a tiny death. She begs me to take her and in turn be taken…

Somnia

Persuasive ghosts whisper sweet nothings and bitter nightmares. Illusive promises and insincere intentions are all I ever hear. Unresolved transgressions eke out memories of a bygone affair. Crisp winds hint at familiar wisdom and then curse me with unforgettable fear. 14 April 2019

Envy In Syracuse

Within the unwelcoming tremors between clashing colossi Resonates the tone of the Peacewalkers; Ones who nimbly tread upon the threads of time Balancing with their tongues like an augur. The faintest reverberations create tsunamis of intimation. Shadows grow more stark and vivid in the falling moonlight. A beacon of judgement rises to make it’s formulation….