Chapter 1: Prey runningthrough the treeslongslendersweaty legsin big brown hiking bootsheartpoundingpanicbreathingmindracingfrightened, focused, excitedeyes simultaneously seekingpaths beforepredator behindwantinghuntingcloser all the time She cuts leftbrown cargos, green shirtcamouflage by GAPbut the backpackthe Yellow Packwith a Simple Smiley FaceBright Beaconin the Darkened WoodIt is this they pursuenot the messengerstill her fate no betterfor resisting the MasterShe will feelthe…
Aint a Handle
“…so then, he scoops one big hairy arm under me, sticks his thumb in my pussy, 2 fingers up my ass, sticks his other hand under my back, and picks me up like my taint is a goddamn handle.” She paused to shuffle her spearmint chewing gum, long since flavorless, from 1 side of her…
Fishing
Sheriff Brown and Dr. Allen sat on the banks of Claire Creek fishing. Well, not so much fishing as drinking, while their poles rested on a pair of rocks at their feet, lines dangling in the water. Sheriff Brown dropped his empty can of Guinness back into the cooler and pulled out a fresh one,…
Hallelujah
They rode in silence for a few minutes, the geriatric car slowly climbing the dark mountain road. Headlights illuminating ochre rock spires to their right. In the distance to their left could be seen the lights emanating from Claire Creek; traffic lights blinking, kitchen lights winking on for late night snacks, cars swiftly maneuvering about…
Well Regulated
Two men in the streetAngry over slight perceivedShout and screamFaces redNecks bigThrobbing veins in foreheadsPounding the drumbeatCold iron in hot hands appearEar splitting cracknext heartbeatIs the last heartbeatCrimson life spillsOn concreteMixing with cigarette butts and bird shitBoth men fallFor mothers they callLight from eyes dissipatesAs last breath escapesWhile their children weepBlood pools mingleIndistinguishableOn the streetFrom…
Unintentional Deity
Through billions of eyesI watch the worldThrough billions of earsI hear your wordsI’m in your homesIn your carsI track your livesI track your dreams as they dieI hang in the skiesbeneath the moonWatching your homesMapping your facesCounting your stepsCounting your breathsI know who you lovewho you hateYour guilty pleasuressecret sinsAnd hideawaysI record all of civilizationFrom…
The Shepherd
In the middle of the nightThe slow scratchOf my long slender clawsAt the entranceTo your homeSets the soul to shiverthe body to quakeForgotten when you awakeAlmostBut I have not gone away I never go away When the sun risesI can be foundAbout the townDressed as a ShepardSmiling and tendingto his flockWho smile backIgnorant of the…
Shadow Man
there is this thingthis thing we think we seebut never really believeI can not tell you it isn’t socuz I know every time you turn a cornerand think you seea shadow not your ownthat’s not a trick of the eyethat’s the darkest demon ya ever dreamedcome out to playto take you awayto the end of…
Gods Know
The God of Fateand the God of Free WillFound themselves in a barWill said, “Let’s get drunk tonight.”Fate replied, “We already are.” Chaos pulled up a chairGrabbed Fate’s cup and held it highBut did not take a drinkHe’d been hanging out with Death all nightArguing aboutThe relative size of their powersAnd wasn’t done yet Fate…
Untethered
Negative spaceRains on the brainWashing away the detritusOf other people’s dreams Undressed of fleshnaked and refreshedSlip into something more comfortablelike a cloud based speciesmaybe ants or bumble beesand dance to the melodies of sunlight on the window pane In betweenNow and Theninfinite possibilites, liethrough their teethabout could bemay beshould bethe if-only’s of fateHovering in the…