"Sepia Skies" by: Eric L.

Find yourself under the eaves of light,
Still, yellow, and reproachful,
Forget yourself in the creamy sight
Of dandelions beautiful.

Try as one might you will lose your way,
Upon these beautiful sights.
Forgetful oblivion of Euphoria's play,
Persuade you to leave the fight.

Drop your weapon, hold your breath,
Plunge into deep ecstasy,
Hear the calling voice of Death,
Who breaks the shell of fantasy.

"What are We Missing?" by Aldo D.

When nothing seems right,
And never do you get your way,
Just look real close,
And listen real hard.
Only then might you find,
That in this hell we call life,
Goodness at its purest

"In Cold Blood" by: Eric L.

Cold slowly rising
Unto the open redness
Incision on the soul
Darkness of the eyes
Mirrored broken self

"Endless Waltz" by: Eric L.

As the pieces move the game begins
The hands fly to move the strands
The never-ending melodies in triple
The dance of ladies in white
Partnered by the gentlemen-black
Emblazoned love and wonder
Only a leech of dead and plagued
In a world of lying and indifferent things
In a world of broken pieces
In a world of faceless dancers
In a world of sixty-four squares.

"Depravity" by: Eric L.

I was left alone amid the animosity
When even I was a haggard
And was truly very far from purity
On the bar-stage of the heathens

I saw myself within your eyes
My unfulfilled cowardly desires
And in my heart I broke the ice,
The permafrost, my heart's mires

This icy swamp it was my home
Within it's depths here I brooded
Like an evening's sudden change in tone
From solemn dark to sleepless black

You were mine and mine alone
I watered the plants of desire for you
While with my mouth I captured your moan
I wanted for you this day to rue

I wanted you to moan and squirm
I wished for you to cry for me
To taste your tears on your cheeks so firm
And to feel you burning under me

I relished your sorrow
And desired for tomorrow
Because as for me
Unlike you I am free

I took your innocence
You are mine and hence
In your eyes I am evil
I am loathsome like a devil

For that I did not care
You were a gentle nightmare
Your scent is intoxicating
Like alcohol drinking

I loved your feel
And your clothes I would peel
From your body possessed
By the devil undressed