Domestic Dispute
His eyes open and shut like fists
Red eye and stiff rye
His cups runneth over
Her tongue like a snake
Poised to strike, hissing
Away in the dark
Her body slammed shut
After the door he’s dragged through
Neighbors stare that night
Through flashing blue and red lights.
© 2022 Shauna Checkly
Social Media Odyssey
Spend that whole day
like Leopold & Molly
Ulysses too,
Surf the net for naked statues
Swipe until you find a restaurant
View the cobble stoned streets
Stare into the crowds
Lose yourself in that traffic
Stumble into the park
Bumble along as you go
Feel everything around you
Then feel nothing at all
Hit Like and Follow
Hit Block and Delete
Smile, frown, at what you meet.
© 2022 Shauna Checkly
Days of the Spider King
Lover, hover
Like spider silk above
My head, thread
spinning from web
Of lies, intrigues
Circling, circling dread.
Lover, another
Has tangled, tearing
The filmy fabric of
Our love.
Lover, Crowned brother
Release the other
Fangs freeing such
From your death clutch.
Lover, cover
Me in your dark, silky shroud
Dress your Bride, now
Hanging from the rafters.
© 2022 Shauna Checkly
Bio: Shauna Checkley lives in Regina, Sk. Canada with her daughter, and cats. She works at her local public library, and self-identifies as disabled. This is her first appearance in Al-Khemia Poetica.
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