At last! I snap shut my spiral notebook. I had promised this was the final piece of the horror genre I'd be authoring. Each time I complete a story, the silence in my apartment becomes even more unsettling, and the solitude becomes more troubling. I went to the kitchen just outside my bedroom door to make popcorn when the sound of the bathroom faucet streaming struck me. I concluded it was a str...

‘So, who’s going to die today?’ “That was the final text message sent from your son at 6:53 this morning to three of his classmates.” Detective Malone and George Brown sat facing each other in the interrogation room. Mr. Brown was slumped on his knees, staring at the floor, while Detective Malone continued, Your son opened fire with an assault rifle at around 7:32, and you purchased that rifle t...

The sound of silence washed clean the testimony Gasps grasped the hanging moon False truths lies dungeon gloom How quickly to chase light After clinging, learning from void When shall the dragons return The luminaries of adversity The pioneers of mercy who know all the secrets of the palace The gardens the mirrors the secret passage The keys to unlock all that’s haphazard But the sound of si...

Cold and weary the moon was covered that night and it was hard to see clearly. We headed toward Galileo Street, across from that brick School adorned with vines. I could not yield the vision of warm ocean mist spritzing our faces while the tide ticked our feet & ankles. Your white cotton-linen shirt gleamed in the dark just fine, I was lost in a cologne of Tobacco and Pine. My senses now empowe...

Did you storm the weather Will you blather the blether? Angels and thieves gathered together Under parasols and umbrellas Turquoise skies and lunatic lullabies A seasons disguise Hazel eyes The seas roaring with our goodbyes Sail off to Jamestown Sail with me tonight A town lit bright Fireflies take flight Let’s not think twice...

Slowing tides He shows His distance ‘I have to leave, again.’ Subtly the moon whispers: ‘I’m still here. Allow me to hold those tears I’ve been collecting them all in a mason jar from the lovers the grievers all the beasts of the season.

When your love returns, my Dear then will I set free those tears, the oceans now full of all’s despair. New life will form, your roots firm, earlier will co...

She didn't just have stars in her eyes She had planets in her soul...

Dead roses Blind minds Embers of fate Few find themselves blessed enough to find If only more could see How can we love a God so seemingly unjust How can children learn to trust You I tell you the truth you tell me I'm meek I tell you that's too much You tell me to trust my gut I hate you with all my guts I love you for everything you could be You take your talent and use it so vicious I see ...

Egotistically eccentric at night come the Heckles from skeletons nightmares and mixed messages See this game ain't a joke it'll cost us fuego fills your heart And a magnet has you stuck to A fuckin trick A chemist steal ya glow from ya soul label you a menace you know—- the Bella Then you left alone in the cold Never really trusted you I just really lusted you Faults on me my own enemy I...

Dance slowly with me under the moon Listen to the beat of my heart Tell me you don't just see stars in my eyes You see planets Lay with me on the beach Until we question where the sky ends and the ocean meets
Whether those are waves or clouds Share with me your sins Share with me your wins Brush my hair with Tender care...