{"id":4517,"date":"2018-10-17T08:42:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T13:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/?p=4517"},"modified":"2018-10-17T08:42:10","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T13:42:10","slug":"october-coffeehouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/2018\/10\/17\/october-coffeehouse\/","title":{"rendered":"October Coffeehouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

So Monday, October 15, 2018 was our monthly coffeehouse, and that was interesting to say the least! The theme was “Under the Red Sky\/dark fantasies”. All the poets on program and those that signed up were all great. I also read some poems, and I think one of them was equally liked and disliked. For those of you that didn’t attend Coffeehouse, I’m including my poems that I read.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The first poem is titled “Red”, and I’m not exactly sure what made me write it. But please do enjoy it!<\/span><\/p>\n

Red<\/span><\/p>\n

The sky looks like a pulsing heart, <\/span>
\npulled fresh from someone\u2019s chest.<\/span>
\nThe pink clouds pass slowly, appearing to be forever stuck.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below the bright red sky, chaos ensues.<\/span>
\nBlood spills.<\/span>
\nHeads roll.<\/span>
\nDeath rules.<\/span><\/p>\n

Humans attack each other on the streets.<\/span>
\nSiblings turn against siblings.<\/span>
\nWife against husband.<\/span>
\nFather against son.<\/span>
\nHomes are ruined, forever stained with red.<\/span><\/p>\n

The red sky weeps red tears.<\/span>
\nThe moon gives the world a red tint.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everything is red.<\/span>
\nThe ground is soaked with the blood.<\/span>
\nThe grass is no longer green on the other side –<\/span>
\nIt\u2019s red. <\/span><\/p>\n

Now, the second piece is titled “Monster”. This is piece that probably received mixed reactions from the crowd, but I still enjoy it and find it… amusing? It’s up to you to determine. Also, there’s tad bit of gore involved, so you’ve been warned!<\/span><\/p>\n

Monster<\/span><\/p>\n

The monster doesn\u2019t live under the bed.<\/span>
\nThe monster doesn\u2019t live in his basement.<\/span>
\nOr in his attic.<\/span>
\nOr in his closet.<\/span><\/p>\n

The monster is freely moving.<\/span>
\nHe comes and goes.<\/span>
\nHe steals the screams of children and adults alike.<\/span>
\nHe takes the form of his greatest nightmares,<\/span>
\nand makes it so real, he considers gouging out his own eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n

He can\u2019t handle the sight.<\/span>
\nThe smell.<\/span>
\nThe sounds.<\/span>
\nHis body shakes and trembles.<\/span>
\nThe monster stalks closer.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll never escape me, Johnny.\u201d<\/span>
\n\u201cYes, Papa.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Blood coats the walls.<\/span>
\nMama\u2019s head is bashed open, her brains become the new carpet.<\/span>
\nThe smell of her rotting flesh perfumes the air. <\/span>
\nHer life essence drips from the head of the hammer.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShe tried to escape, Papa.\u201d<\/span>
\n\u201cGood, Johnny. You\u2019re learning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Johnny was the monster.<\/span>
\nPapa was the monster.<\/span>
\nAnd they\u2019ll make you into a monster too.<\/span><\/p>\n

That “Johnny.. Yes Papa” thing was a complete coincidence. I’ve never actually watched those videos, but those were the names that I picked while typing. Oops.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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