We inherit The wordless cry Of all our former Selves (CER) They layer themselves upon us ragged cloaks of the homeless dragging at our heels (AP) Dusk takes one last breath Swallowing golden specks of us Scattered among the detritus No light reflects From such depths We are the chosen (1W-W) We stumble against starless … Continue reading Recombinant Selves
my heart a block of sculptured ice buried deep behind steel ribs hung with icicles offering dagger-sharp protection an arctic palace of empty chambers where glacial winds flash freeze unwanted feelings blow them deep into dungeons blood is crystallized in frozen nitrogen veins heartbeat slowed like a wound down pocket watch my dreams haunted nightly … Continue reading The Heart of Winter – Christine E. Ray
winter settles into my bones making itself at home cold steals silent stealthy under doorways seeps through small cracks in my armor seeking firm purchase conspiring to steal my warmth chilling my nose toes fingertips flat gray December skies speak of snow a flurry or a blizzard? I wonder days grow short nights grow long … Continue reading Winter’s Chill – Christine E. Ray
i woke in the place where you play god naked upon white marble sheets stigmata roses blooming crimson in my palms across my breasts and sex fragrant garland of my sins left to adorn this shrine the holy spirit dripped slowly into my eyes from where you impaled me with the crown of thorns placed … Continue reading A Righteous End- Christine Ray
Originally published on Sudden Denouement Ever been cloudbusting? We lay on our backs in damp fragrant grass Look up at the sky to trace a dream that seems Soft and fluffy like cotton candy. We point up at rabbits and dragons in the mist Discerning ghost ships in full sail Moments so sweet kids swallow Them … Continue reading Something Wicked in the Clouds- Christine Ray/Brave and Reckless & Stephen Fuller/Fullbeard Lit
Originally published by the Sudden Denouement Literary Collective my heart a block of sculptured ice buried deep behind steel ribs hung with icicles offering dagger-sharp protection an arctic palace of empty chambers where glacial winds flash freeze unwanted feelings blow them deep into dungeons blood is crystallized in frozen nitrogen veins heartbeat slowed like a … Continue reading The Heart of Winter
Brave & Reckless 