Phantoms

What was that?That noise out there in the hallway?That high-pitched singing...do you hear it?It's coming closer.I don't know. Should we take a look?Hmmm...Perhaps some things are better left buried...then again...perhaps those things are the most interesting...What will we see as I pull open the door and peer out into that darkened hallway?Who knows. What we do know is that Phantoms is a collection of previously published science fiction, fantasy, and horror-themed poetry. The first-person tales, Devil in a Bottle, Personal Judas, Ol'Zeke, and Flirting With the Enemy are also included.With that said, let's open that door, shall we?I mean, what could go wrong?***...what was sleepis devoured by memorywhat was slumberoverwhelmed by the delicate sound of thundereven as the blood moon is passinghe begins writhingto the sound of a serpent hisssleepless in his single bedremembering the burningthe acid bite of the phantom's kiss...