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Ivy 
by Alyson Faye

Beyond the curtain, beyond her web,

the trees cluster, ever tighter,

the greenery ripples, sighing,

whispering of who is coming

.

Snake-like, swollen vines slither

and Ivy, oh so lush,

her curves a symphony,

of damnation and destruction,

rises from the mossy divan

rested, reborn, and rapacious

for the upcoming union.

.

She’s heard him coming

smelt his sweat, his aloneness,

sent her tendril shoots out as scouts

to lick his flesh, nick his skin,

infect him with fever and fetid dreams.

.

Now Ivy, matriach of the forest,

awaits. To smother him, entwine

him in her embrace, and at her

altar bring him to his knees.

 

Fiction © Copyright Alyson Faye
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com

More from Alyson Faye:

The Lost Girl & Spindleshanks

The Lost Girl
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Spindleshanks
Adam is having nightmares about a skeletal shadow figure, who he calls Spindleshanks. Soon his whole class are sharing the same nightmare. Adam’s dad, Rob, knows that Spindleshanks can’t be real. But is he? One terrible night Rob has to face his son’s nightmare creature and fight for his son’s life. What would you sacrifice to have your child back safe?

“A decent two-for-one. Alyson Faye brings the engaging and eerie in equal measure.” CC Adams – horror / dark fiction author

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