The Elemental Connection

Water flows as does the blood in my veins.
Fire burns as does the spirit in my body.
Air breathes as does the breath in my lungs.
Earth grounds as do the feet beneath me.

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Love Hides a Cruelty


Love is cruel sometimes —

not in its touch,

but in the places
where
it must release.

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Flash Poem: Who's Flattery?
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Birthday, Sandringham, 19 February 2026 Unmarked cars arrive at dawn,no bells from Westminster Abbey this year,only the soft click of handcuffswhere a crown once rang. Sixty-six today. The filesalready spoke his namein rooms where powert…

Happy Birthday Andrew Windsor! You deserve everything you're getting!

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My new website post:
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Flash Poetry: You Must Find Yours

... with Valentine's Day fast approaching.

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We let it burn, again and again, until it didn't hurt anymore.

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Haunted Eyes For bringing water to the thirsty, blankets to the cold,they are mocked online, called fools, bleeding hearts. Their hands that steady the trembling are photographed,their faces that whisper you ar…

New flash poem: "Haunted Eyes" — for those offering kindness to the vulnerable and facing cruelty for it. When compassion is called weakness, when helping becomes a target. 10 lines of witness.

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Ghost Cars Brilliant flashers pulsing in the bitter cold night.Down the block, another. Across the river, three more.They weren’t abandoned. They are witnesses of inhuman treatment.Witness. Registered. …

Vehicles abandoned across Minneapolis after ICE raids - registered, insured, inspected, empty. Documentary poetry as witness to what's happening right now.

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Friends and Enemies A Documentary Poem from Davos, 2026 He flew to Switzerland to see his friends,to share his wisdom and his current trends.The leaders gathered there in fancy suits,but mostly he had come to hand out…

A documentary poem about diplomatic chaos, and the lesson that "he'll be your friend until you tell him, 'No.'"

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kermit the frog from the muppet show is holding his hand to his chin . ALT: kermit the frog from the muppet show is holding his hand to his chin .

I want to say something

Profound

Thought provoking

Insightful

But the words

Turn to ashes when

I try

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Water drips off my spoon
Into coffee like a diving loon.
Out of my tired eyesight,
Then forever staining pearly whites.
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I Saw the Image of Your Reflection – A Twisted Verse by Matthew Tonks A shattered reflection multiplies the self into wrong versions that call for completeness—each mirrored mistake pulls the speaker toward a last, hollow answer until the original voice is lost.

I Saw the Image of Your Reflection - A shattered likeness learns to call your name until the voice in the glass drowns the original #TwistedVerses #MatthewTonks #PoetryOfHorror #DarkPoetry #Creepypoetry #TwistedRoads #ShortPoem #FlashPoetry #SpilledInk #LiminalPoetry

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I Was Not the Reflection I Saw — A Twisted Verse by Matthew Tonks A mirror multiplies a fractured self until image and flesh trade places—recognition becomes a transaction, and the thing that answers wants to be more than a copy.

I Was Not the Reflection I Saw—When the mirror answers it asks for a bargain and keeps the change. #TwistedVerses #MatthewTonks #PoetryOfHorror #DarkPoetry #Creepypoetry #TwistedRoads #ShortPoem #FlashPoetry #SpilledInk #LiminalPoetry

Wetness from the Printed Foot — A Twisted Verse by Matthew Tonks A forgiveness printed into the room keeps dampening memory until the speaker becomes an image on the wall—voices recorded in ink and skin refuse to stay quiet and the holder of the promise begins to rot inside.

Wetness from the Printed Foot — Forgiveness printed on the wall refuses to stay silent and the keeper of the promise is unmade #TwistedVerses #MatthewTonks #PoetryOfHorror #DarkPoetry #Creepypoetry #TwistedRoads #ShortPoem #FlashPoetry #SpilledInk #LiminalPoetry

Transcendental Indentations — A Twisted Verse by Matthew Tonks A braided ritual of words and salt drifts on the tide of a fractured mind—shared sins stitch a mirror that yields a stranger and leaves the speaker watching from inside the glass.

Transcendental Indentations—A braided ritual of words and salt where sins stitch a mirror and the reflection refuses to be yours #TwistedVerses #MatthewTonks #PoetryOfHorror #DarkPoetry #Creepypoetry #TwistedRoads #ShortPoem #FlashPoetry #SpilledInk #LiminalPoetry

The Spectacle of a Spectre—A Twisted Verse by Matthew Tonks Admiration curdles into absence as celebrity and worship conspire—a speaker learns the cost of being the thing people clap for and discovers the hollow left behind when applause becomes appetite.

The Spectacle of a Spectre—When applause steals the shape of you, the flag you once were is left torn and empty #TwistedVerses #MatthewTonks #PoetryOfHorror #DarkPoetry #Creepypoetry #TwistedRoads #ShortPoem #FlashPoetry #SpilledInk #LiminalPoetry

Micro Poem: Cardigans of Cordite
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A Cut Is Almost Medicated—A Twisted Verse by Matthew Tonks A thread of appetite pulls the speaker through mirrors and mud—wishes knit into flesh and shards of truth slice the edges of self until only a hungry reflection remains.

A Cut Is Almost Medicated—A verse of appetite and mirrors where wishes stitch into flesh and the reflection learns to hunger #TwistedVerses #MatthewTonks #PoetryOfHorror #DarkPoetry #Creepypoetry #TwistedRoads #ShortPoem #FlashPoetry #SpilledInk #LiminalPoetry

A Light at the Beginning of the Tunnel—A Twisted Verse by Matthew Tonks A pale glow at the tunnel’s birth becomes a lure that reshapes memory—one who leans toward it finds the light answers like appetite and realises the hollow inside has been waiting all along.

A Light at the Beginning of the Tunnel—A pale glow promises escape but it remembers you in ways that will not loosen their grip.
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A Wet Moment Soaked in Red — A Twisted Verse by Matthew Tonks A nameless absence wakes in the dark and lays claim—stolen moments gather into a single wet instant that keeps your name on a wall and will not let you go.

A Wet Moment Soaked in Red — A nameless absence names you in a single wet instant.
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Where the Edges Meet — A Twisted Verse by Matthew Tonks A winter of memory unravels into a mirror of loss, where blood and screens stitch a quieter hunger — the speaker watches a life split and finds something patient and unreturning staring back.

Where the Edges Meet — Winter peels back memory until the mirror keeps what was lost.
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Cadence to Cradle — A Twisted Verse by Matthew Tonks A lullaby becomes a trap as a small appetite widens into a mirror of appetite and shadow — a speaker’s rhythm loosens memory and invites a darker twin to stare back.

Cadence to Cradle — A lullaby turned to menace, where mirrors keep more than memories
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My latest website post:
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Flash Poem: Whose Flattery?

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Flash Poem: Whose Flattery?

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A Poet by Debadrita SarkarI have poetry,to enchant the mysteries of the cosmic world-around my ancient fingerswith whisperings of wise hymns.

A new flash poem about poetry by Debadrita Sarkar is now out on our site. Art by Kristin Kwan.

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a video game character says i should stick a metal fork in a socket .. ALT: a video game character says i should stick a metal fork in a socket ..

Vaseline.

Reptile.

Gasoline.

Phoenician Isle.

Morphine.

Country Mile.

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Winter is approaching.
Snow piles on a leaky roof.
Old creaky timbers.

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