Horror Poem Number One

Driving down the black tongue
Desert highway
Mirages rise
Pools of water on the tarmac
Reflecting even the sky 

 Suddenly, darkness arises
Flatness on the pale horizon;
No time or purpose to slow down -
It rises, engulps the world 

We move into it
It
Moves into us.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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