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Grandma
The daughter of an industrial town,her mind and ambition flowed as fast as the much watched waves of the Mersey,and she was much maligned,as clever little girls often are,but they are the kind of girls that build the strongest women. Running across the bridge to Runcorn,dark hair flowing and glowing in the moonlit wind,the world…
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Checking Out
I wrote of demons and their dreams, falling awake as the night nestled into a deep sleep and was replaced by the sun. The blossoms made a bed in my black tresses, and the stress of holding the pen became too much to bear, so I let it fall from my hands, hearing it clatter…
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Love Is A Curse
I am cursed to cry,crystal, clandestine tears,because my eyes miss my mistress,and nothing can fix the fever that breaks and regroups,like a relentless army, when she is not by my side. My lot in life was light until she let herself in the open front door,that waited with hopeful eyes,for some kind of company,closing whenever…
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Two Angels Take A Romantic Trip To Hell
My best girl comes to call as the night falls,like the shimmering stars across the blood moon,never able to keep away,because the Devil dared me to take her heart,and so,I reached in,with manicured, meek little fingers and smiled as I felt her warmth. Hell looked pretty on the postcards I sent to soul,and as the…
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Northlay Falls – Chapter Three
The next two days were a blur. I counted down the seconds until Wednesday, when Willard and I were scheduled to meet, but as is always the case in Northlay Falls, it was never going to be that simple. The beast returned on Sunday night, while we were sleeping. My mother’s scream woke me early…