Stephen XTImportuneThere is magic in prayer, spells, But not the kind the Sunday-priest sells, Nor as written in grimoires and taboo, secret books, Found in…Nov 3Nov 3
Stephen XTMiscreantIt used to be a ritual, sugary sweet and spiced With blood. Pact-sworn demons dancing down dark roads, Clothed in our offices, lord and…Nov 1Nov 1
Stephen XTAutumnsmrEveryone else is wrapping up their day, speeding Off they go indoors, away, and out of the cool dusk, they’re Swept into dustpans by needs…Sep 16Sep 16
Stephen XTLive(Florida, september)Cicada voices sinking, soaring, Into a new day’s sunrise. I sit, nearly alone in morning, and wonder over my demise. Will my heart beat…Sep 7Sep 7
Stephen XTTown HallsSometimes you awake at 2AM, Dark in the morning, eyes wide, And you wrestle with sleep, which Evades you like Jigoro Kano, your foe Only an…Aug 7Aug 7
Stephen XTsudden notesWhen you stay in one place too long, your observation skills Grow dim, dull. Your brain fills in to be efficient, of course, But when the…Jul 25Jul 25
Stephen XTTemptress, winterIt was always early in the evening, after Dread-drifts from a blizzard left new accumulation Everywhere, and all else was only muffled…Jul 11Jul 11
Stephen XTProgress, 8868How many vultures are we, all Pouncing on squat, decaying aluminum facade’s innards, Scaling the grounds, as green growth rivers…Jun 25Jun 25
Stephen XTParalysis\AnalysisShe raps at the window of my procrastination, And recalls me to life. And there are days I hear, and look out and I see her admonitions…Mar 20Mar 20
Stephen XTa-featherIt hasn’t rained, so the grass grows slow As cold crows clutch the stony bath, I spy the glassy, stagnant water, still While winter…Feb 15Feb 15
