Friday, January 25, 2019

Corpse

by Mike Pollock

Darkness fell across slumbered wood,
Its nearness calling when it never should.
A blanket fog with thickness rolls
Over brush and tree its evil flows.
Eyes as bright as burning stars
Alerting creatures near and far.
Dead hands claw from dirt and mud
Beatless hearts, a thirst for blood.
A wail creeps from the broken maws
A thousand corpses from earth they crawl
One fleeting glimpse into the past
These dead will walk, and death they’ll cast.

In What Font Do We Think?

In What Font Do We Think?
by Mike Pollock

It’s a query I’m sure,

That’s like a handleless drawer,

A question in futility,

A room with no door.

Equipped with just fists,

And rage that won’t quit,

Two eyes that don’t see

And a seat that can’t sit.

These words I should speak

Are threatening leaks

If comes to fruition,

The damage complete.

My cover’s been blown

And seeds have been sewn

A cruel unintentional

Coop has been flown.

Tangled rivers to drink

On the tip of the brink

The letters keep asking

In what font do we think?