Bernadette O’Reilly

protecting herself 
from humans
the black cat hisses

— Bernadette O’Reilly

tenement room

the blood of bugs

on the wall

— Bernadette O’Reilly

Anthony Lusardi

Resurrection Day
the growing mounds
on her grave

— Anthony Lusardi

dry creek

collecting leaves

a missing person flyer

— Anthony Lusardi

Martina Matijević

spelling out her maiden name — headstone

— Martina Matijević

Chris Meadows

Poe’s grave
the moon and i
both blue

— Chris Meadows

moonglow

I open a box

of darkness

— Chris Meadows

Max Breedlove

no sequel corpse flower

— Max Breedlove

dream dialect faceless dolls

— Max Breedlove

Ron C. Moss

another funeral live streaming the dead

— Ron C. Moss

call for donors

the crimson glow

of her fresh tattoo

— Ron C. Moss

Randy Brooks

scruffy side up
the mail-order chick
we couldn’t save

— Randy Brooks

afloat under shallows

octopus body & tentacles

in blue moonlight

— Randy Brooks

John Hawkhead

bottomless well 
a stone sinks slowly
into the earth

— John Hawkhead

bloodwork

all the early clues

ignored

— John Hawkhead

Anne Fox

boys pulling the wings off of me

— Anne Fox

weathered

headstone

the birth year

my own

— Anne Fox

Debarati Sen

attic trunk
the one-eyed doll
has grown nails

— Debarati Sen

hail storm

a shadow keeps

coming closer

— Debarati Sen

Albert Schlaht

hidden moon--
frost already spreading
over the body

— Albert Schlaht

Perry L. Powell

summer night
what you can’t see in the trees
watches you

— Perry L. Powell

in the mirror

the second head

starts with an eye

— Perry L. Powell

Roberta Beach Jacobson

rooted
in a cavity
her sweet tooth

— Roberta Beach Jacobson

Joshua St. Claire

until the very end duct tape

— Joshua St. Claire

moon frenzy

the scent of red

fills the incantation

— Joshua St. Claire

Gordon Gearhart

cult meeting
flies buzz around
the corpse flower

— Gordon Gearhart

Joy Hallinan

in the wall
the slow drip
of water

— Joy Hallinan

Jacek Margolak

midnight scrolling — 
the face in the photo 
blinks

— Jacek Margolak

abandoned home —

the floorboard creaks

under no one

— Jacek Margolak

Ron C. Moss

end-of-life Expo
a car alarm going off
near the coffin try-out

— Ron C. Moss

winter solstice . . .

Tasmanian Devil screams

darken the night

— Ron C. Moss

Billy Antonio

behind my back
the shadow of
the scarecrow

— Billy Antonio

Barbara Anna Gaiardoni

celestial bodies 
I dream of piloting 
my own skeleton

— Barbara Anna Gaiardoni