Clothed in harmony lie our souls

Yours and mine tangled in ethereals of time

Distant lovers nearby

And outstretched hearts

In your arms I found my home...

I watched Reese cradle his head in his hands while we sat on a wooden bench outside of the Spinning Bike saloon.

Fifteen minutes earlier, Reese had stormed into the bar with an unreadable expression on his face. Normally, I would have told him to get a drink and sit at the bar while I worked or to come back after my shift.

But something was off, and even though I was mostly curious about this ...

As the darkness sank into her veins she felt the evil take her over. The moon was full and the light emanating from it was dimmed, like a shadow had settled over it like fog.

Black streaks spread on her skin like the roots of a tree. It only lasted for a few seconds. If one blinked they would have missed it. Her skin was pale and beads of sweat broke through her skin.

Her blood felt like it wa...

My soul lives in a bell jar

And I use it as a shield

To keep my distance from the dark

That threatens to break in

But in my little bell jar

It feels so small and tight

So when I keep the darkness out it leaves no room for light...

I cursed as the sleeve of my jacket got caught on the jagged edge of a metal fence, forcing me to a complete stop. As soon as I dislodged myself from its grip I started off again picking up my speed until I could no longer hear anything but the sound of my feet thundering against the pavement.

I don’t know how long I’d been running, only that I had to, according to Emory. He was about 200 yards ...

Ferris kissed me on the mouth and it didn’t feel right. His lips were a bit chapped, which I already knew given how many times I’ve scolded him for never having chapstick handy.

We lived in Ohio where the snowy tempests did not relent during winter months and any sort of skin exposure was subjected to forming fissures as deep at the Grand Canyon.

I don’t want to complain about the awkwardness o...

‘I thought I locked it’, I thought as I walked towards the door to my office that was left slightly ajar. My eyebrows scrunched in confusion.

I grabbed the handle and pushed it further back revealing my maplewood desk and my leather brown office chair settled behind it.

My bookshelf stood at the back of the room, towering over my desk and chair, stretching down to both sides of the room. I did...

I’ve created a monster that lives inside my head

Whose thoughts sink into the walls of my mind

Like cigarette smoke it embeds itself in the deepest layers of my soul.

With no solution to remove its infectious stench

I’ve created a monster that lives inside my heart

Whose fingers grip with terror and malice

Bitterness swallows it whole

Though it takes and leaves darkness in its wake

The monst...

Her head hung helplessly in her hands

Like the branches of a willow tree

Her burdens weighed down on her soul

Like the branches of a willow tree

Her cries hung loosely at the edge of her lips

Like the branches of a willow tree

Still she held her ground during the storm

Like the branches of a willow tree...

I never thought that I would laying in bed next to the corpse of my lover. But life takes a twisted turn when you’re fated to the king of death himself. I am not allowed to belong to anyone but him, much to my old lovers demise and cruel end. Love is a poison that only takes your life when you’ve enjoyed it too much....