Consumption
Shadows consumed the alley hidden from civilization, the area where death took the form of a child knocking on a door. The smell of meat left out in the sun for days clung to the air and sought to pull her into its ever-loving grasp of decay. She stopped at…
Beautiful
Jade’s nerves were numb. Jade’s mouth was filled with sand. Jade’s eyes were closed and had not opened for some time. A’doxia continued to sing her lullaby: Beautiful art, how lovely you will be. The pressure of a blade. The stroke of an artist. The whimper of a child. Beautiful…
Wet Grass
It smelled like the grass after rain. That’s what she noticed first. It reminded her of running through the pouring rain with her family, one lap around the house, as a sort of impromptu tradition. It managed to stick for years each time it rained or snowed. The memory should…
Vulnerable
Jade entered the community bathroom, the facility dark. Long shadows were cast across the floor as she entered, feeling uncomfortable without her armor protecting her vulnerable flesh. She shivered, her bare feet slapping against the wet ground. She peered down the aisle of showers. “Hello?” she called. When no one…
Stress Poems
Isn’t there anything you can’t do? Sometimes compared to you My insignificance becomes too much to bear. It’s like pulling each strand of hair Out, piece by piece. Like tearing your teeth from their roots And having nothing to put them in but old boots. So that each time you…