Tag Archives: blood
Hemmed In
She stumbled along, hands outstretched, fingertips clinging to the sides of the alleyway, scraping, the rough brick stinging. Her whole body ached, and she couldn’t remember where she was going, or why she was going there. Everything was blurry, and … Continue reading
In Keeping
By the eight faces of the midnight moon, by her ninth face which is blood, and her holy reach, which is unto the depths, I conjure thee. I give thee the gift of sight, which is fire, and I give … Continue reading
In The Final Throes
There is a stutter, briefly, in her mind’s eye — she is looking at him, and yet through him, and she cannot comprehend. There is a sting, a sharp cut to her cheek, shrapnel slicing a red line over pale … Continue reading
Waking To These Thoughts
Dreams were still there, still coming, the kind that left him waking in a cold sweat, chilled and petrified, feverish and trembling. The world was terror for him, in the dark moments of waking in the middle of the night, … Continue reading
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I am this liquid heat that runs behind your eyes and demands recognition. I am this fury that burns. I am this fire that rages. * You reach behind, inside yourself, thinking you can drag me out, but when your … Continue reading