Vishal Prabhu

bridal red
affixed to every sighting
her self-same eyes

— Vishal Prabhu

lights turned out

the night given to

spider legs

— Vishal Prabhu

Jackie Chou

empty hallway 
the squeak of sneakers 
behind me

— Jackie Chou

unrequited love

a pin through the heart

of a voodoo doll

— Jackie Chou

C.X.Turner

scalpel slips

he murmurs

it moved again

— C.X.Turner

razor wind

he smiles as I

come apart

— C.X.Turner

Rich Schilling

clutching
her rosary
a severed hand

— Rich Schilling

red lips

a bone flute

stained with blood

— Rich Schilling

Patricia Hawkhead

creeping sea ice
white tendrils reach out
for my warmth

— Patricia Hawkhead

John Hawkhead

corrupted flesh
sentence long since passed
by tombstone crows

— John Hawkhead

widdershins dare

I find my friends

in the graveyard

— John Hawkhead

Alan Summers

iced coffee what dropped into its shapes

— Alan Summers

Tracy Davidson

bloody thorns 
embedded in his back 
Momma didn’t like her blooms

— Tracy Davidson

Michael Nickels-Wisdom

late night siren in the motel wallpaper

— Michael Nickels-Wisdom

Julie Bloss Kelsey

unpacking my guilt
this suitcase full of dirty clothes
and severed limbs

— Julie Bloss Kelsey

Kelly Sauvage Moyer

’til death . . .
the glint of moonlight
on metal

— Kelly Sauvage Moyer

sandbox cemetery

the bad seed’s

dismembered dolls

— Kelly Sauvage Moyer

Jerome Berglund

lines
around the tools
all except one

— Jerome Berglund

Roberta Beach Jacobson

nightshades
a simple matter
of trust

— Roberta Beach Jacobson

Randy Brooks

Canadian geese
black heads hang down
from the tailgate

— Randy Brooks

C.X.Turner

torn tent…
teeth marks on the ground
fading into night

— C.X.Turner

tapping out –

death’s countdown begins

with each finger that moves

— C.X.Turner

Joshua St. Claire

pink mist
your stillness as we enjoy
one last dawn

— Joshua St. Claire

Chad Lee Robinson

snow in bark crevices--
a hidden owl 
calling to my ghosts 

— Chad Lee Robinson

unknown caller--

the eyes of the cat clock

back and forth

— Chad Lee Robinson

Kimberly Kuchar

his toothy smile
a bloodstain hidden
by a diamond cufflink

— Kimberly Kuchar

Mark Gilbert

mingling with goths
on street corners
an old haunt

— Mark Gilbert

Tracy Davidson

morgue at midnight 
a corpse 
reclaims his organs

— Tracy Davidson