Brand "X" , and ACME, poems and stories. Surreal, sappy, funny, horrific, and human.
Month: April 2019
Spillwords publication
Hi…my poem”Spring shall overcome” has been published here before, and now Spillwords has accepted it and they have it featured on their front page today. I thank their editors for taking the piece. Spring Shall Overcome
MoreAgeless Angel
Originally posted on Richard M. Ankers :
She was that age, that ageless something Between rose petal cheeks and silver waves of fascination Where the foundations moved but the plans never changed Where her eyes only ever shone brighter, more acutely than before Piercing like twin stars set in her own personal heaven A girl with…
Things unsettled
Have you felt it, dear one? The oddness, the forced smiles, the hurried looks. The swift shutting of doors at dusk in huddled houses. Poisonous seeds have been sown. Short fuses in broad day. Scripted horrors bring us to the brink. Our world is waiting.
MoreHi don’t drive high don’t drive Hi!
Driving at dusk. Strong crosswind. Corner of eye sees whipping black canvas caught on wire fence. Thinks it’s a galloping horse, slams on brakes. Driving night highway. Construction zone. Dozens of plastic pylons throw swift shadows. Thinks it’s a hundred people running across the road. Slams on brakes. Enters unexpected tunnel. Slows down, 30 below […]
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