The Ladies of Horror
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Sipping Tea to Really See
by Faith Dincolo
Reading the tea leaves when I see
What the spirits bring to me
I sip from a soul that cries “Find me”
A vision slithers in the cup
.
Miles into the dark, a never-ending desert road
Reflective stop signs echoed headlights.
Tween my eye lashes and upraised cup
stood the thin figure of an iridescent man,
.
He floated across the roadside, holding a beer can toward me
In the stillness of night, the neon dash lights gleamed.
no sign of another vehicle only the reality of
my heartbeat pounding, on this sun cursed desert road,
.
Out the side my open pickup truck window,
a white cross reflecting moonlight
Surrounded in melted plastic flowers and
A dozen rusted beer cans left by drunken friends,
.
the young man dissolved,
Taken again by the desert.
Only to be seen when the next
Full moon falls.
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Fiction © Copyright Faith Dincolo
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com
More from Author Faith Dincolo:
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Enter the minds of these women in horror feel your way through the darkness and escape the terror if you can, but above all enjoy the fear. These women are not just a pretty face. Featuring, in order of appearance: Jo-Anne Russell, Caitlin Marceau, Joanna Parypinski, Joanna Koch, Abby Andresen, Valerie B. Williams, Morrison, Laura J. Hickman, Faith Dincolo, Kala Godin, Suzanne Madron, Hailey Piper, Sara C. Walker, Erin Shaw, Aubrey Campbell, Mei Kerr, RL Meza, Emma Johnson-Rivard, Naching T. Kassa, Hayley Wynne, Gemma Files and Alice Loweecey.
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