There’s something solid on the other side of the mirror It winks at me. I reached toward you and only Only break the glass Perforating the skin But there is no blood beneath Only the bones of a story Notes and plot outlines Prayers for silence And The reflection of your unfulfilled adolescent dreams.
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Mirror Mirror
It’s been a long time since you Spun in the circle Conjuring the light from The lightless living and Dead Pray Tell and Report What is it that keeps a man from becoming Something else? A nameless kind of magic? The Word of God, or A solemn promise to himself? Or are we merely reflectiveContinue reading “Mirror Mirror”
WD 204 “Nightshade”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Nightshade I’m wavering As the cool night air spreads from my fingertips Goodnight sounds like good-riddance As my body is riddled with strange waves of paralysis The dark is so still that it makes sounds Like harsh knocking on the front door (Did I lock it?)Continue reading “WD 204 “Nightshade””
WD 111 “Mist-Taking”
Prose from the journal of The Guardian Fog. Perish the thought of future glories, dreams of self denial. The streets are empty at this time of night, so what’s the purpose of interpersonal reflection, though I am—reflected in four separate puddles of fresh water. Jackson is a ghost town, a fake city built to defyContinue reading “WD 111 “Mist-Taking””
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