Published inScrittura·4 days agoMember-onlyBlack Seed: A Prose Poem4th Friday Prompt: Let the Image Lead You — Who am I? Where do I begin, and where do I end? There, where my imagination laces the bottoms of the silver clouds, underlining the approach of the witching hour Or there, hidden in the sand, where I lost a turquoise earring watching you walk away, its mate now sitting…Prompt4 min readPrompt4 min read
Published inThe Howling Owl·May 17Member-onlyOrange to IndigoA Prose Poem — By then, the sun was dipping its manicured feet into the orange oceanic vat. By then, the ocean had permeated me in every possible way. My nostrils were full of its spirit, my pores more salt and sand than skin and flesh. …Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published inThe Howling Owl·Apr 19Member-onlyShrapnelFree Verse — One drop of dignity Is worth its weight in gold Grace leaves the wings of my fingers, ribboning outwards, surreal in its delicacy But there they are again, vile knives slicing through, shreds of grace’s ribbons lying in a bloody heap On the floor where dignity sat atop its assured…Free Verse1 min readFree Verse1 min read
Published inThe Howling Owl·Apr 5Member-onlyThe Two Parts of TimeFree Verse — Time broke herself up into two distinct parts that day. The Before and the After. Before you said those words to me and After you said those words to me. The Before like a Monet painting speckled and variegated — not quite consistent but still offering beauty of a…Relationships2 min readRelationships2 min read
Published inScrittura·Mar 13Member-onlyThe Last HeartbeatSaturday Poetry Prompt: words breaking up — You slept, I lay awake — tossing, turning, wondering You drank it all up, I withheld — someone had to chart the way back home You flowered, I withered — fading into the background, a backdrop to your life You watched the game, I counted the lines on my palm…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published inScrittura·Feb 16Member-onlyAmphibian PressureWednesday Prose Poem: taking on a movement — The pressure is life defying. I’ve traveled faster than light, like I always do. I’ve whispered my words over the harps, plummeting them over the clouds faster than the speed of sound. I’ve done all I could. Yet, my eyes bulge over now. The nuclei of every single cell in…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published inThe Howling Owl·Feb 15Member-onlyMad Cow: A PoemWhen One is Out of Options — Bereft of reason, you stand in my path Nostrils flaring, only bloodshed on your mind There’s no talking you down, there’s no reasoning with you Intent on your goal, it’s my blood you’re after Mad Cow, let me go Chase after that yonder rainbow instead You are not a carnivore…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published inScrittura·Feb 4Member-onlySitting By This Window: A Prose PoemWednesday Poetry Prompt: the open road — Is it always me, sitting by this window? The somnolent chugh-chugh of the train’s wheels on the metal tracks, the slow rocking motion. It all transports me to a parallel dimension, one where time is frozen. …Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published inScrittura·Jan 29Member-onlySlay Me: Prose PoemSaturday Poetry Prompt: borrow from me — I do not want to rule the world. No, I want the world to rule me. I want it to kill me, flay me, maim me, slay me. Destroy me with the sweet pleasure of its dagger’s edge. Two sides of the same tarnished coin: pleasure and pain. I want…Prose Poem2 min readProse Poem2 min read
Published inScuzzbucket·Jan 13Member-onlyToxic ChemistryFree Verse — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
