Sinister Countdown- Haiku 7
Reading your secrets, Sweet musty deluge of lies, Too bad bones can’t hide. -M.E. InkOwl
Reading your secrets, Sweet musty deluge of lies, Too bad bones can’t hide. -M.E. InkOwl
Whiskers upon a midnight cat, Twitch in knowing thought. Lights dim upon each window sill, And flesh tries to hide. Arching back, gouging claws, A hiss reaching end to end. All grows still a locked latches lift, And a shadow invites itself in. -M.E. InkOwl
Cat eyes flash acid, Spitting bubbling morass, Wheezing voices call. -M.E. InkOwl
“Mac, are you seeing this?” Officer Gange’s voice held a note akin to exasperation as he hit the brakes and turned their battered Crown Victoria onto the soft shoulder of the road. Officer McClarin Geroge, Mac to all who ever got to know him past getting a ticket, looked up from his laptop as his fellow … More Sinister Countdown- Howl Creek
Tangled hair wrapped tight, Pulled from mouths most horrified, A devils brand glows. -M.E. InkOwl
Caught in the light of day, With blood stains on your soul. Like a burning forest fire, Guilt trailed you to the core. What innocence you stole, From one so dear to my heart. You’ll never see such fury again, As I followed you from my broken home. Oh how you plunged your fist, Into … More Sinister Countdown- Icy Tomb
Scream upon a waning moon, As each breath grows closer to your last. Your path wanders has wandered to far, Where sanity loses its fight. Here the sky turns red at daybreak, What dries to bone. And all the while I grow closer, closer, It is inevitable. -M.E. InkOwl
They are coming, Fear the darkening skies, Power draws in as night descends, Shambling forms wriggle free of daylight, What goes bump-in-the-night now is real and terrible, Flee before ravenous mouths feed, In the open is where they want you, Attacking from all sides, Wield fire and silver to defend, There is no stopping them, … More Sinister Countdown- They Are Coming
It had stood at the edge of the wood for ages, An omen of great powers at use. Many who first found the settlement knew to stay away, They felt raw energy rippling through air. Yet time dulled primal warnings, A generation passed into forgetful slumber. And wandering flesh found themselves within the wood, Something … More Sinister Countdown- Witch Tree
Capture these secret moments, Within oiled hues. Secrets most terrible, Stumbled upon by young eyes. Never to be forgotten, Beyond numbered years. Like a lighthouse to a rocky shore, These features burn out a warning. But only for those who have eyes to see, And a mind imprinted by hidden scars. Heed this warning, Flee … More Sinister Countdown- Hidden Warning