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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Engin Gülez
without sound dripping blood
— Engin Gülez
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
C.X.Turner
emerging
from this misty dawn
haunted smile
— C.X.Turner
empty nest
a streak of blood
in the air
— C.X.Turner
Friday, May 26, 2023
Jenn Ryan-Jauregui
dollhouse what the plastic baby saw
— Jenn Ryan-Jauregui
crawlspace
the chittering
grows louder
— Jenn Ryan-Jauregui
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Tracy Davidson
homemade meatloaf
if only he’d been this tender
while alive
— Tracy Davidson
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Chris Langer
his last words
repeated in the hallway
for eternity
— Chris Langer
horror film
he tries to escape
real life
— Chris Langer
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Bonnie J Scherer
hot air balloon -
sipping seltzer
that loses its fizz
— Bonnie J Scherer
cliffhanger photo
snapped just before
a big gust of wind
— Bonnie J Scherer
Monday, May 22, 2023
Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
groping for the open wound
— Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
Friday, May 19, 2023
John Hawkhead
interrogation cell
even under a strong light
utter darkness
— John Hawkhead
forensic inquiry
unearthing the splintered bones
of a silent scream
— John Hawkhead
Thursday, May 18, 2023
DJ Tyrer
whispers
assume the breeze
words stalk me
— DJ Tyrer
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Minal Sarosh
walking shadows
on the alley walls
dogs barking …
— Minal Sarosh
open window
all that murmurs in the dark
… not crickets
— Minal Sarosh
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Roberta Beach Jacobson
under the bed
too many feet to count
centipede nest
— Roberta Beach Jacobson
Monday, May 15, 2023
Joseph P. Wechselberger
séance
the Ouija board
speaks for itself
— Joseph P. Wechselberger
the rapid clack
of the old typewriter’s keys
invisible fingers
— Joseph P. Wechselberger
Friday, May 12, 2023
Daipayan Nair
night rain —
a restless dog licks
the beggar’s face
— Daipayan Nair
a cobra
held by its throat
the crowd claps
— Daipayan Nair
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Joshua Gage
chuckling goat…
a spatter of blood stains
her pink lace bra
— Joshua Gage
mothballs…
the weight of the demon
squat on my chest
— Joshua Gage
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Thomas Zimmerman
in the mirror
only darkness
where your face should be
— Thomas Zimmerman
your ouija board tattoos
i kiss my dead
to life
— Thomas Zimmerman
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Kerry J Heckman
lines in a poem
the way she predicted
her own death
— Kerry J Heckman
Monday, May 8, 2023
Mona Bedi
city pub
the waitress pours maggots
from her mouth
— Mona Bedi
Friday, May 5, 2023
Chad Lee Robinson
tolling bell no way out
— Chad Lee Robinson
birthright a crow’s nest
— Chad Lee Robinson
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Jerome Berglund
the killing hurt
open heart
surgery
— Jerome Berglund
night zebras’
rusty teeth
nonlinear
— Jerome Berglund
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
C.X.Turner
hiding
in deep wrinkles—
spiderlings
— C.X.Turner
the bitter taste...
she spits out
old skin
— C.X.Turner
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Jenn Ryan-Jauregui
untimely death
the bone clock
wrings its hands
— Jenn Ryan-Jauregui
Monday, May 1, 2023
Rowan Beckett
endless woods
deep in the night
a wolf crescendos
— Rowan Beckett
motel orchid
a child stares
at the hanging body
— Rowan Beckett
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