poetry – James W. Lackie

The Celestial Sentry – A New Poem

In glory, I want to thrive; But beneath tempered victory my passion hides. Oh, tear the veil; Edit the world’s end; Until everyone feels the spirit of iniquity. Strife lives inside my skin; Somewhere beyond the oracle’s sight. I want to scratch until I free it; Be released from the ill-fitting suit. The punishment wasContinue reading “The Celestial Sentry – A New Poem”

Dreadful – Dark Poetry

Amorphous shadows swirl around me, drawn to the void in my soul. They burn and they freeze, they rip and they rend. The shreds of my sanity can no longer fight the lure of their wicked embrace. They howl my name, and her whispering words, push away the weight that I’ve borne. The darkness hasContinue reading “Dreadful – Dark Poetry”