on a moonlit night
shadow monsters creep
in darker than darkness
the nightly shade of a tree
the long shadow of a house
even one’s own umbra buddy
steer clear of moon shadows
the monsters linger there
waiting to leap and fly
for unwitting creatures of the day
to taste remnants of sun
until the moon sets
shadow monsters feast
horror
Poem #570
we went for a night hike
separate from the group at the park
we poked fun at horror tropes
we lost our way but triumphed
we came back from the hike
back to the group at the park
they were completely gone
they were lost to horror tropes
Poem #568
he hid me in the attic
and somehow I didn’t scream
I couldn’t move
I couldn’t sleep
I could hear my family downstairs
I wanted them to find me
but he had hidden me
even as my mom grabbed an old lamp
she still did not notice me
I heard them mourn my loss
months passed as I stayed up there
he fed me with tubes
and exercised me
his hands touching me
I was disgusted
but could not save myself
trapped and forgotten
Poem #532
a noise in an empty house
I wonder if I will die tonight
Poem #489
the perfect marriage
he proposed to me on our first date
it was magical
his deep brown eyes twinkled
and I was smitten
of course I said “yes”
we’d known each other for years
all my friends said it was odd
my parents were worried
but I loved it
we had our lives to fall in love together
so it must be odd to find out
that I’m now a rotting corpse
six feet under
no one knows where I’m buried
except for him
he was the perfect husband
until one day he snapped
I don’t blame him
I’m waiting here patiently for him
we have eternity to fall in love together
Poem #360
brown-haired girl
comes home
to a house she sits
she sees
the familiar red dots
she is watched
the cat meows for food
she obliges
the evening passes slowly
little house noises
keep her company
she lies in bed
she cannot sleep
a light in the yard
she stays still
the feeling of hands
on her shoulders
on her legs
she cannot move
on her throat
she cannot breathe
the house remains
she is not there