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Mortal Man pictured as the Monster

                           Perseus was a pampered prick.                            Yeah, you read it right:     [...]

Mother, guess who we killed today

We never fought against titans We never fought against trolls We never fought against tyrants We fought Amongst ourselves When the sky swept Behind darkness The wife, she said farewell She wailed for the world To go silent [...]

The silent ones

THE SILENT ONES ARE NOT ALWAYS SILENTLY PASSIVE. SOME OF US ARE SILENTLY STEWING. WE ARE WAITING TO BURST AT YOUR DOWN-RIGHT WORST.

Minos, that Cretan

The labyrinth was never victor-less. But it was never victimless either; ( How many? ) Countless corpses Mauled by just one minotaur. Was Daedalus a victim to? Victim to the greed Of a king? Victim to one’s own [...]

Spring Cleaning

The holiday has passed And you have no motivation To do the work you were supposed to do Over a neat and balanced time frame. (this piece now, this piece later will make a pleasant whole). Now? YOU [...]

hypnos, lend us your land

Hypnos praise! Hypnos please – Bless me with the swift sinking to Your land of dreams!   A blank place, A purity; A peaceful colour-field Of the darkest tones. I wish to escape This woeful tale the Fates [...]

and so they’ve asked again

The Fates ask me “What is it you want”? They ask at at precise intervals; spread out neatly on my short stubby thread. 1. They catch me out in times of calm sending ripples through what [...]

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