Katherine E Winnick

wake of dawn
the sheets rustle despite
my being alone

— Katherine E Winnick

DJ Tyrer

cursed
heart stops
a clock

— DJ Tyrer

murky pond

beneath thick weed

something stirs

— DJ Tyrer

Chris Langer

broken flashlight
in the darkness I hear
its laughter

— Chris Langer

John Hawkhead

organ donation 
before he expected it
resurrection men

— John Hawkhead

Patricia Hawkhead

clay face mask
applied evenly
returning to soil

— Patricia Hawkhead

Maurizio Brancaleoni

past the tailor shop —
the mannequin
after me

— Maurizio Brancaleoni

Marcie Wessels

Feast of Saint Valentine
the day we eat
hearts

— Marcie Wessels

Debarati Sen

winter night —
I answer the
nishi daak

— Debarati Sen

garbage bag —

the foetus grabs

my hand

— Debarati Sen

Daipayan Nair

glistening petals —
a loud chant lifts
the bamboo bier

— Daipayan Nair

blood moon —

an elephant herd blocks

the railroad

— Daipayan Nair

Minal Sarosh

midnight
the moths eating through
the table cloth

— Minal Sarosh

Joseph P. Wechselberger

running toward
the last train
disembodied red stilettos

— Joseph P. Wechselberger

Mariel Herbert

sharing
a deep-sea love
ghost child

— Mariel Herbert

Francis W. Alexander

death watch
appearing beside me 
his hallucinations

— Francis W. Alexander

blink

suffering sleep paralysis

as the tornado hits

— Francis W. Alexander

Wai Mei Wong

city street 
another body 
no one claimed

— Wai Mei Wong

moonlit wall

the blank stare

of the lady

— Wai Mei Wong

Chad Lee Robinson

the way into another skeleton key

— Chad Lee Robinson 

darkest depths moon . . .

the stare

of an owl

— Chad Lee Robinson

Michael Nickels-Wisdom

White 

River 

Trail 

at night 

the train 

of a 

dress 

all

white

— Michael Nickels-Wisdom

C.F. Tash

cold winter rain 
splotchy figures roam 
an empty playground

— C.F. Tash

Thomas Zimmerman

string quartet
sawing pine boards
for your coffin

— Thomas Zimmerman

Tracy Davidson

heart tattoo 
the needle 
severs every vessel 

— Tracy Davidson

Hifsa Ashraf

lunar umbra
creeping under my skin
muted demons 

— Hifsa Ashraf

midnight spell—

the lightning strikes

her brain fog

— Hifsa Ashraf