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The Onryo

Hair as dense and impenetrable as a foggy night  
Eyes piercing like blades of obsidian  
gazing, stalking, visage consumed with fury  
Ceaseless anger, a woman violated and scorned  
Cruel misfortunes of innumerable souls  
Damned to hades  
by a hand not of their own  
 
A man with no fortune to abuse or lose  
A night, peaceful, calm as a stillborn child  
No voices, no squeaks or creaks  
Like the infant of his wretched defeat  
Mother and son passed very fast  
Police confused, a killer on the loose  
Atmosphere tense, a chinook carries ominous whispers  
As Stringy fingers caress a self-made widower's pane  
Gasping, wheezing, their lungs like hot potatos  
 
Ashen strands and ragged kimonos  
Encompassing his tortured visions  
 
A crimson glow consumes his meager abode  
Eyes faintly bursting from his skull  
Skin crawling across his starving flesh  
a wriggling bucket of worms in coitus  
Slithering across the bamboo floor  
As he initiates rigor mortis  
 
An unforgettable face  
Lips that exude nostalgia  
Memories of unsettling violence  
Visions of past altercations  
 
The desecration is prevalent  
Scars of jealousy and aggression evident  
Closes his eyes, kisses goodbye  
As the fingers enfold across his broken features  
 
A fate inevitable, a fate eternally sealed  
The Onryo strikes with vengeance  
 
A new victim is collected.
Written by Madbuttonhatter (Ryan R Morgan)
Published | Edited 30th Apr 2018
Author's Note
Just as a little backstory, the Onryo, is a vengeful spirit from Japanese mythology with a pale face, long hair and a white kimono.  You might recognize this spirit as the inspiration for countless Japanese or Japanese inspired horror films, such as Ju-On the Grudge and Ringu.  This poem is sort of my tribute to those movies and the Onryo, as they're one of the principal entryways that really got me interested in horror as an art form.  While also hinting at a little sub story, that gives the reader a window into the victim's past.
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