Gremlins in My Brain
by: Richard Fay
Minuscule demons wreak havoc Within my sadly addled mind. Leering fiends sabotage a life Troubled with heartache and pain. Tiny trolls gnaw upon frayed nerves To cripple both body and soul. Sinister dwarfs twist memories Into a thousand tangled knots. Black sprites paint dreams a dismal hue That darkens every waking thought. Fell imps replace eloquent words With crude insults and bitter lies. Perverse devils dance with great joy When kith and kin abandon me. Lucifer's children laugh and jeer While I search for means of escape. Dreadful tormentors scream and yell As a bullet tears through my skull.

What Stirs There
by: Richard Fay
Black muck deep in the swamp heaves 'neath a Full Worm Moon, birthing many squirming, squelching fell things.

Death in the Forest
by: Richard Fay
Lost soul wanders the wood trying to find his way, feels the touch of the murdering willow.

The artwork on this page was done by Sean Eddingfield. To learn more about this artist, please visit his online portfolio at: www.zhibit.org/revelationchapter9 or find him on MySpace at: Myspace.com/theartofseaneddingfield


About the poet:

A former laboratory technician turned home educator, Richard H. Fay now spends his days juggling various writing and art projects. He resides in Upstate New York with his wife, daughter, two cats, and a rather confused shepherd-chow mix. The darker side of myths and folklore, as well as personal experiences with the unknown, inspire Richard's darkest works. Many of the fruits of his labour have appeared in various e-zines and print magazines, and other examples of his artwork and writing can be seen at his web site, Azure Lion Productions: www.azurelionproductions.com

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