Knocking outside
on the door.
Inside—
on the knees.
The visitor, an empty
aching hollow shell—
His fog of breath wafting.
Her fingers clatter.
She had left him at last.
Blood drips
in the corridor—
Her knife is now useless.
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Happy Halloween
She attributes bloodletting
to trick-or-treating
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Brilliant yellow.
Crimson red.
Rainbow colors above your head.
Hidden moon.
Silenced howl.
Lingering breath without a growl.
Ice crystals growing.
Lingering breath.
Welcoming now your imminent death.
Such haunting beauty
Your final room
Such dreadful thoughts knowing your doom.
Whistling wind
Screams at your door
Trapped deep underground forever more.
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