Lilting melodies Ghost through sunlightIn the tattered theme parkCircling the lovers Like a haunted merry go roundOf Valentine’s memoriesMotes of springWhirl around their humid fleshAs the park’s lullaby lathersInto the blur of the worldAnd shadows deepenHe kisses fantasiesOn her open lips,His steady...

Hissing waves of sea foam fatigue Slip through my coiled spine, shattering the bones into anemic flesh I flail through the violent surface, spitting lungfuls of torture, my blind eyes open wide as slumber’s suffocation scrapes for my flesh Twisting...

Decaying soil  Fertilizes the flesh at my knees The grave beneath me unmarked Ground unmolested But memories rave of what was here. Heart. Respect. Joy. Bleached by insidious surrender To a reticent poison. Fear won here. But I rise, Eyes...

In this most quiet of midnights A clock ticks, Pulling apart webs of dreams Each beat Penetrates my mind, Spreading awareness to my weary conscience  My eyes open, Yesterday’s filth Like sweat on my cold skin Staining my spirit and...

Sitting in obscurity, Drowning in thought, I plunge my hand Deep into the cold, moist soil Surrounding me And sigh in relief For something tangible. Movement to my side Makes me turn. Grappling arms of midnight Stretch to capture A...