Submissions by rebeccaSilk (Becky)

The moon light shone down ,
The goddess smiled,
The maiden minded the moon,
The leaves rustled as the breath of the night stroked there edges,

The stag restless in the forest ran,
The god looked on,
The naked worshipers danced,
The moon light washed across there skin,
The world, there world cast aside,
The circle drawn the salt thrown,
The Atame weaved in and out and the flames danced,
The elemental s bidden came,
And the fire burned,

The blood was spilt ,
The Earth was blessed,
The herbs were burnt,
And...

I looked into her eyes,
I stroked her head,
I felt the rough pampas grass in my hands as it munched contentedly,
The Kenyan sun beat down,

Sitting across the other side of the compound,
Sitting sipping Tea made from ginger and clove,
Sitting with my new mother in law,
Sitting remembering the cute goat,
Sitting stroking the cat,
Sitting watching the Hens root around in the soil,
Sitting watching my new wife with her sister,
Sitting,

The scream galvanised me,
The scream echoed across the yard,
The scream rushed through my...

I sat and waited he would be home soon my prince,
I sat and worried did i look ok ,
I sat and wondered if the casserole was cooked,
I sat and looks for mess or a spec of dust in the room,

I reflected on our first kiss,
I reflected on the day he had moved me in had really only been 3 weeks ago,
I reflected on him coming to the doctors with me he had been so sweat,
I reflected on meeting his mum as rebecca as me she had been so sweet,

The key turned my heart raced,
The door opened i wanted to flee,
He walked in the room i remembered,...

The air clung like thick soup
My heart rushed
I ran and ran , faster , faster, stumbling , falling
My gods it was around me
It was meta physical, a thing of the spirit world, pure darkness
I couldn’t run fast enough, i fell
I felt its slimy tendrils wrap about me

It was almost physical, the fear
It crept in to my bones , the fear
It paralyzed me , the fear
It made me feel small and vulnerable , the fear

My breath came in short bursts
I cowered by the broken down wall
I Curled into a little ball

I focused inwards
I...