should I fear
the kiss in the dark
from the beast that lurks inside my heart
the blood on the step
as I walk from the pit
where I slept underground
with the self imprisoners
the smell of the night
and humid breath
of the worshippers of revelation
and the promise of death
for what
should I fear
the cold in my soul
the absolute zero beyond my control
the event horizon around the black hole
the aureola of lust
burning red in the dusk
should I fear
the blindness of hate
that rises up in my gorge
and makes cowards of us all
the undiscovered country in between my ears
the secrets of tears I can never shed
the passion of the wish to be dead
for what
should I fear
the knife in the hand
of something that is not a man
the teeth of the star dog
the fire of dark matter
the space beyond space beyond infinite hate
the if the and the how and the but
for what
Grab those side-irons, saddle up and join former Civil War sharpshooter Luther Henry for a ride into pure terror, western-style…think ‘Wild Wild West’ meets ‘The X-Files’.
Pray for the light. Pray that you last that long. The Long Hour Before Light is a classic collection of Horror tales, re-mastered by Champagne Book Group