Various Heresies 12
...Various Heresies 12
God Had a Plan
by Michael R. Burch
God had a plan
though it was hardly “divine.”
He created a terror:
Frankenstein.
He blamed death on man:
was that part of the pla...
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Categories:
insectile, anger, christian, fear, god,
Form: Rhyme
The Stench of Insomnia
...THE STENCH OF INSOMNIA
narcoleptic deities in charge of the world
are tangled and detangled in the threads of time
they are sardonic and bitter and out for revenge
alien me...
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Categories:
insectile, addiction, anger, angst, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Eclipse This
...eclipse an errant eon
inhale discordant ions
exhale insectile icons
disarm misfiring memes
take umbrage under a titanic umbrella
recede from seething red-holes in sinkholes
just so you know...
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Categories:
insectile, humorous, satire, society, space,
Form: Free verse
Summer Solstice Is Coming
...given a double whammy
they wanted to double down
on double talk
in the
torrid gust
the summer solstice
its sundry insectile eyes
seething with sultry scorn
in this weather channe...
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Categories:
insectile, dark, earth, humorous, space,
Form: Free verse
Parasite
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The widow, dressed in glossy black,
glides from the shadows at the back.
A veil lies slack across her face
to mask the grief her features lack.
Possessed...
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Categories:
insectile, assonance, bereavement, dark, death,
Form: Rhyme