The Journey by Elizabeth McGarty-Wood Stumbling from the Spotlight Club.Heads swirling and filled with eclectic culture.We slip our way back to the car,on slick shiny pavements, thick with autumn leaves.Locks plip open.We slide inside the frost interior.Frank takes the wheel and off we roar.Windows steaming as our bodies heat the air. Trying to negotiate the … Read more
Lights out by Elaine Ridgeway Home at nightAll on my ownHouse is quiet nowInto bed, wiped outTurn the lights out. Noises, Wake me from my slumberFrozen stiff in my bedWhat was that? Could it be an alley cat?Better check it out, stop hiding under the bedspread. I walk to the doorSearching for the lightLights go … Read more
Oh the horror, oh how she screams.The glint of the knife’s steel,Reflected off the studio lights.Don’t worry it’s not real. The masked killer reveals his face,He puts away the knife.‘Don’t be frightened my dear’, he saysAnd hugs his on-screen wife. The fear has gone, she’s all safe now.She’s relaxed, she feels groovy.There is no need … Read more
Dr Zomlove by Colin J Davies All the people stop and stare As my baby walks down the road She’s more than just a woman to me She’s my reanimated Venus de Milo My undead sweetheart Love from beyond the grave With tight grey leathered skin Mud matted hair, with a perfect wave … Read more
Crikey by Simon Jay Crikey!What the fuck’s that?A bloody great monsterThat wants to eat my fucking brainLet’s run.