Creative Works

Ex-Spy

I’m only going one ocean awayIs that far enough?Will they follow me there? All of it’s crystalline clear in my mindMy new name, new clothesA...

The Savior

By Jose Guzman My eyes have opened now,Father time has enlightened me,The past becoming clear.The small child saved from it all,Hopping from place to place,Trapped...

Kill My Darling

This poem is about what it feels like, as an author, to love a character but be unable to write them into your story. I...

Food from the gods

By Jose Guzman Yes, very exquisite delightsTruly lucky for me.Like a fusion of new worldsColliding together.The crunchy, bumpy surfaceImperfect but unique.The fresh, crispy green lettuceCrinkles...

Simple mortal

By José Guzman To be human self as strongFar from it, all can see.Crystal clear human flesh easily pierced.Dagger slices softly,Flesh exposed, blood drip-drop-drips steadily. They...

Someone else

It was never you, was it?Your footsteps in the atticYour voice, humming songs to thin air That was another man's ghostwith cold eyes and bloodstained...