Crooked Corner

[Marsbert]

we had to pick an "assumption" out of a list in Richard Hugo's book, "The Triggering Town," and the one I picked was: Years ago a series of brutal murders took place. The murderer was never caught and is presumed to still be living in the town.

so here's what I came up with from that...

CROOKED CORNER


Crooked Corner stood as a hole in hell,
fostering more than just boozers and village idiots.

Within it’s sedimentary scope
lies the pumping blood of the devil’s aorta.

For blather had its boozers and idiots suspect
that a scoundrel had wormed his way inside.

A squirming maggot within the moldy
heart of a dusty, long-lost love.

Five souls lost alone in a crowd,
sent wandering by his greedy bones.

How could the tainted pigs let him flee?
No one would ever understand that.

How could he slither inside and lie there forever?
Legend tells of his greasy wings extending forever over our murky eyes.

[Bassmama]

Awesome! You have talent- keep working on it!

Do you submit your work to magazines? Try getting published, even if it's in local small newspapers- then go on from there.

[Diva]

Oh my! Bert that's fantastic! It gave me chills. :)

[JakeD]

That's VERY kickass. Gritty and bizarre enough for me to totally dig it.

In a similarly twisted and pseudo-Gothic vein, you should pick up And The Ass Saw The Angel by Nick Cave. Great, disturbing book from a great musician. You might like it.

[Marsbert]

Hmmm I will check that out Jake


thanks guys :-D

[audiedoggie]

that kicked ass mars!! i love it!!