When you are raised
In the dark
You take hold
Of the dark things
That you might
Not feel so alone
Though they consume you
Body and soul
Until you lay as bones
In the cave
You were born in
volcano
never stand
at the edge of a volcano
peering deep into the crater
mesmerized by that glow
and the impossible heat
or you might be lulled
by the promise of fire,
of obliteration entire
a burning siren singing out:
“step into the abyss
embrace the bliss
that is nothing at all”
Mountain
One does not only climb a mountain
To see the spectacular views
You must always remember
The greatest falls happen
From the highest of heights
Can you feel yourself
As you tether near the edge,?
It’s just a small step
(Or a push)
To oblivion.
Shhh…
We haunt this house
We wander silent as ghosts
Peering around corners
W a t c h i n g
In the darker nights
We know where to step
Where board creaks
And stair groans
We see the sleeper awaken
In false loneliness
We haunt this house
Cold as ghoul’s bones
Pale as the uncaring moon
Lost amongst the familiar
Lime
I watched the lime tree
Wither up and die
And it felt familiar
Somehow
In an i don’t care
Kind of way
Like being dragged
To the ocean’s bottom
By concrete blocks
Tied round your ankles
And enjoying the fish
As the swim by…
Because it doesn’t matter
Just don’t fight it.
The lime tree never bore fruit
So maybe it was time to go.
Bestselling Post Here
Nice to see the collections still charting on the bestselling lists.
Gaming: What’s Next?
So now that I’ve played through Resident Evil: Requiem what’s next?
Well there’s a good list of games I’m either waiting for or am on the go with right now. These include: Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga; Silent Hill f; Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake; the forthcoming sequel to one of the best RPGs ever – The Witcher 4; Clair Obscur Expedition 33; and I still have to defeat the final boss in the DLC to Elden Ring on my second playthrough (VERY DIFFICULT…I think it’s safe to say I fucking hate Prince Consort Radahn). I also need to finish Doom: The Dark Ages, so no shortage of games to play over the next little while.
Resident Evil: Requiem
Finished Resident Evil: Requiem. Pretty amazing game actually. Hard to say which one I liked better – this one of VII. Requiem is a great synthesis of Action Horror and Horror Shooter. Note it is horror no matter which character you are playing – Grace or Leon. Overall I’d say it’s one of the best games I’ve ever played. Here are a selection of screenshots taken while playing. PC stats: Aorus Z390 Ultra, 32 GB RAM, Intel Core i7 9300K, with an MSi Nvidea RTX 5070 12GB OC.
Time to Grow
My column in this week’s Winkler Morden Voice and Altona Rhineland Voice newspapers.
Album
Everyday
Is a series of photos
In an album called life
Snapshots captured as
Studies in dark
Studies in light
Shadows as memories
Cast upon our walls
Telling our stories
To the ones brave enough
To wander our gallery
Perchance to leave
Images of their own
Behind.