Four Poets from the Dark Side

Along with those of you who have picked up copies of American Supernatural Tales, Janette Shurat's students at Academy West Alternative Ed High School in Flint, MI have been reading my story "The Hollow Man." They've also been trying their hands at poetry, lending their own interpretations to the story and writing some really fine work. Here are just a few of the poets... and their poems.

Breanna Baker:

Wendigo

Malevolent, cannibalistic

Transforming, murdering, trapping

Creature, souls, empty, rings

Smiling, twitching, withering

Stitched, hollow

Hollow Man

Shannon Worthy:

                                    Hidden

                                    On and in the woods

                                    Lurking . . .

                                    Looking . . .

                                    On the hunt to

                                    Wither you away

Oceana Harper:

The cannibalistic Wendigo

                   conquered the soul of the believer

                          uNtil his

                            Dream became a haunted fear – an

                            Insane

                            Gothic

                            Obsession.

Thomas Waller:

Slowly, as the snowy white

Blanketed over the

H

   U

     S

       H

 Of the body,

 The hollow man

 Sat rocking.

And, when the dying flame

Went

O

    U

        T

So did the dead man’s life

And poor Rabbit

S

  L

    E

      P

        T

With the dead man,

While the dead man

Slept with the beast.

Norm here... just checking in long enough to say thanks one and all. If I had to pick a favorite, it would be Thomas' piece, but you guys all have tools and talent -- now go write some more, every one of you!