Dark Cadence

Crickets play in my head  trilling   see see see see  me me me me  seem seem seem seem  louder and louder they sound   see see see see  me me me me  seem seem seem seem  “Seem what? Seem what?”  I shriek.  A katydid answers in the pause —   in love with me  in love with…

Snow’s Fall

Snow skin, pink cheeks, smooth brow, brown peeps, blue lips, chiseled teeth, black tongue, banshee shrieks, rough palms, tiptoe creep, needle claws, lack of sleep. Her life is lovely, dark, and deep: a storybook lie so no one sees spread spider-veins, stained memories — the blood-red soul she should not keep. AUGUST 2022 UPDATE: Obviously,…