The Blood Under The Skin ~ Serodous by Serodous, literature
Literature
The Blood Under The Skin ~ Serodous
If I could feel it any more vividly
I would say the sensation is like feeling blood excrete from the vein
And pour down the side, slowly trickling on the surfaceSickly convulsions in my stomach, handling heat stroke heaving
Keeping my eyes weaving in and out, prevention of sleeping
I remember being treated like I’d die from a rose thornI keep having heart-palpitations
Like someone keeps changing radio stations
I have static in my brain and a metronome to clack my teeth toReminiscing my hallucinogenic intelligence
Fading with blood that falls from the very stem
That it was once conceived and accepted… Out the body, down the sleeve, now reje...
Endings and Beginnings by ZadenWillowfyre, literature
Literature
Endings and Beginnings
Smoke billows in tangled tendrils
The slimline fumarole glows blood red
Atop a terraced watchtower
An angelic bowman stands his guard
Nose briefly wrinkled in dislike
As a quarreling clamor fills the air
This fissure in the planet's core
This new entrance to the Gates of Hell
Filled the bowman with great unease
This desolation feels familiar...Remains of a careless people
Who had long ago fled from this world
Leaving behind the laggard few
The gaudiness of their existence
Had assured this planet's slow death
The Excavator had since arrived
His job to complete The Cycle
But those left had formed a Resistance
Fueled by their misdirected rage...
The Little Boy in the Blue Cap by Istenox, literature
Literature
The Little Boy in the Blue Cap
I had spent the day, camera in hand, walking down the endless rows of custom cars. Though a lot of cars seemed alike, each was unique to the trained eye; restored in the reflection of their driver's personality. A follower of car shows, this one is particularly special to me. Walking down a row dedicated to the classic cars of the 80's, a small blue cap caught my eye. After I viewed my picture of the interior of the car's interior did I realize an unexpected guest in the driver's seat of the classic car, grasping the bottom of the steering wheel.Startled, my eyes darted back to the car. A small boy did indeed sit on the leather seats, comf...