Every evanescent wink of exposure to dawn’s ascending sun is at once grievous and mollifying to the anguish of eternal life.  I have beheld the death of my kin until I became the sole remnant of my lineage.  I, who awaken every twilight to the torturous caterwauling of untold victims who perished by my hands—  all to prompt only the most fleeting consolation to an unquenchable […]

Rest your eyes and sleep now, moppet,  for the hour to dread is near.  The Midnight Man can sense you wake, soon he will be near, soon he will be here.  Only slumber will save you  from the tormentuous monster.  Cloaked within the shadows,  he will steal up softly.  With long, bony, clawed fingers,  he will pluck out your eyes slowly.  As you […]

In a small, remote cabin,Illuminated by candlelight,Resides a solitary manTrying to sleep away a stormy night. Outside, rain pours,Thunder booms, and lightning streaks.Every gust of wind causes the old cabin to creak. The man’s neck is sore.His body aches.He hopes for the pain to ease by morning,For his sanity’s sake. He lies and pictures a […]

Illuminated only by the light of the moon, A bright spotlight highlighted a lone woman, Standing on a dark and desolate street. She wore a long, fanciful black dress, Her long blond hair done so neatly. Her feet were bare, Confused as to why and where She came to be, in the middle of this […]

For years we lived in a lustful glee You were my sun, keeping darkness from me. You were my light that allowed me to see, Until there came an era of virulent disease.  Billions were afflicted in the first few weeks, Quickly followed by death in endless streams. We were foolish to believe We were above those we deemed weak.  When the malady struck […]