Apocalypse-Skull-God by Jack Tao

[tabby title="Poem"] I A gentle breeze blew coughsthrough busy streets.  The skull-god descended on ebony wings whispering into the dim sunlight against its skeletal embracein the ashen winter. Before long, this snow-whiteness, rheumy & noiseless, blanketed the entire school. I yearned to save, save,...

Dark Winter by Jack Tao

[tabby title="Poem"] Darkness;Lightlessness, in the hospital.I heard the footstepsof a poltergeist beyond the ward outside.Warmthless.Suicidal intention, in the room.Fancy: I was still young.Moths on the wall,wishing to dineon the dim light beneath it.I had to eatthe last few memories –a...

Mary’s Secret by Jack Tao

[tabby title="Poem"] Roasted Bread? Sparkling Water?Which feeds her life more?A hardened body; orA soul like shining water.In the late May’s party, where everyone has fun,She, alone, whispered fragments of memory,Mixing forgetfulness with desire,Stirring the dreary night.What toy hold her through...