Writing Prompt

The vile one climbed up my spine,

each vertebrae shivering under

its slimy footwork.

The Other came soon after,

filling each empty cyst with

malignant blackness.

An omen flap'd red greasy wings,

and mounted on my shoulder,

whispering the old tongues.

Eyes of the beholder, the

diamond-pearls of yesterday,

are now forever dark.

My cloak against the boring wind,

I dig again into endless sand,

N...

Beware the hellhound that stalks the night,

The eyes like fire at the edge of sight.

A thing of evil, pure malice born,

A maw of fire, within souls are torn.

A curse that chases you to death,

Removes from you your final breath.

A phantom dog with teeth like knives,

Devours good and wicked lives.

Beware, say I, of that hellish hound,

For what it seeks will soon be found....

Mice and rabbits, an animal they ride

Skin them and remove their hide

Bottle up river

And don’t shiver

Stir the mixture nice and slow

Don’t set it down too low

Blood from a pricked hand

Perhaps the princess’s hair-band

Apply it to an arm with tan

And carefully wait for the next man

Don’t let them make a second look

Before you fish out the thumper with a hook

Make sure the victim is aware

Th...

There are those in life who want to look like angels

Those who want to be seen as absolutely beautiful, graceful, and winsomely charming

Those who are always determined to succeed

In really whatever, like playing sports, fighting, singing, or swimming

However, beneath their success and image

There is something off with these “angels”

With how they are by themselves, far from public

It is as if the...

Listen to this song,

You better listen!

Having a hard time,

Suffering from the pain.

You don’t clean my stuffs,

I will let you down!

Remember to do,

What a silence after all.

If you don’t give it me,

Let your parents know.

You took it from me,

Nothing left but myself.

Go and do your things,

Have your work ready.

If you don’t have on hand,

Your hands ready to be disabled.

Want to get out, how?

...

. death

desperate resigned

delaying hiding resting

deal plan love reward

debating achieving remaining

deliberate relieved

risk...

If the clouds would shift for an instant, 

I would know there was still a moon.

I would look behind me and laugh because, how silly, it was only the wind, 

And the pounding of my own heart, deceitful above all things. 

The whisper of the leaves would change from "Run" to "Breathe", to "Stay", to "Slow." 

But they have gathered tighter, the clouds,

 The leaves, perfectly still because of course, th...

Double edged sword of love

Mighty or brittle

Euphoria or psychiatric hospital

Clean and sober

Chase the dragon

Withdrawal when it’s over

Blank stare like a window mannequin

I am my own prison cell

One way street

Self destructive and intrusive thoughts are permanent visitors when they collide and meet

In the box where light can never pierce

Invalidation forces isolation

Ransacked mind for t...

Snake in the garden

Slithering and deceiving

Its prey?

A gullible and faithless soul

It thrives on

Evil and hatred

It can be

Poisonous and deathly

It doesn’t stop there

It bites and destroys

Wreaking havoc all around by

Trickery and treachery

Only one is able to put an end to its madness

And that’s the one who was born as

Fully human and fully God

To crush the serpents head

And put...

In the shadowed alleys of the mind I dwell,

A bittersweet curse, a seductive spell.

You’ll cry out for me, if ever you fall,

And I will come running when I hear your call.

I’ll promise you freedom and peace of mind,

But leave you in shackles and chains that bind.

I am the hunger that never fades,

The scars on your arms that cannot be erased.

I am the devil in a lovely disguise,

The veins of th...