Soul of A Ghoul
written by: Jeffrey Cyphers Wright
@LiveMagNYC
You can be whomsoever you desire.
A zombie, a monster or a superstar.
Just let the enemy within sleep late.
Women in Texas are dying.
The drought goes on. Gasping grass
peeps out from a cover of leaf fall.
Instant oatmeal for breakfast. Instant
karma forever. The dead have left us
their tears. My watch is broken.
I lose myself in your care. A bolt
of slow light caresses my knots.
A witch and a cowboy in cahoots.
Halloween’s done but terror strolls
in nightmare boots, in a ghoul’s soul.
Jeffrey Cyphers Wright received his MFA after studying with Allen Ginsberg. A self-described New Romantic poet, he is also a publisher, art and literary critic, eco-activist, impresario, filmmaker, and artist. He is author of 19 books of verse, including Blue Lyre and Party Everywhere. Recent work appears in the anthologies Best American Poetry; NYC Insiders; and Contemporary Surrealist and Magical Realist Poetry. His latest work, a book of sonnets and artwork called Doppelgängster, Self Portraits in a Funhouse Mirror is from MadHat Press. Wright publishes Live Mag! He received a James Tate Award and a Kathy Acker Award for publishing and writing. You can see his puppet shows on Youtube.
Latest posts by Jeffrey Cyphers Wright (see all)
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