Inspired by Eugenia’s Weekly Prompt – Haunting & Reena’s Exploration Challenge #204 – Filter
their cries are haunting me
i wish i could filter out
or at least dim the torment
of the wailing
of those not yet pronounced dead
hopefully soon
shrieks reduced to whimpers
then silence
on hallow’s eve
I Write Her 
Nice writing and I love the way you ended this piece. Great photograph to go with the piece too. Hugs, Joni
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Yeah, when I saw that image I thought it was perfect too! Happy you enjoyed it, Joni! :)
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Well done indeed Susi. Hope you have a truly blessed week. Hugs, Joni
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You too, Joni!
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Wow, Susi! Your dark side excels! Gruesomeness at its best!
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:) Thanks, Eugenia!
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You’re welcome, Susi!
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Reblogged this on Reena Saxena and commented:
Bloody Yell …
By Susi Bocks
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Those not yet pronounced dead ….
flashes so many pictures and character sketches in the mind.
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Yes, fact or fiction come to my mind.
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I was far more bloody after Chad assaulted me
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Who’s Chad?
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My ex fiancée
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Oh! So it’s a true story? Sorry!
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Yeeep feel free to take a look it’s 50 posts that start here
https://ladyhummingbirdspeaks.com/2021/07/21/in-the-pudding/
Unless you only want to read the post about what he did that night?
https://ladyhummingbirdspeaks.com/2021/09/09/rushed/
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Wow, yes, I will go back and read your story. Again, my heartfelt sympathies that you had to endure that. I hope you are doing well now.
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A warrior woman. I’m a conquerer long before this guy tried to break me
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Rawr!
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Hehehehe indeed!
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A narcissistic addict who mistreated me poorly and ended up assaulting me the night I chose to leave
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Wow! I’m so sorry you had to go through that. But glad that you left.
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Gruesome!
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Most definitely! :)
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Susi,
All the zombie thrillers I had ever seen suddenly came to life in this poem! Those blood-curdling screams especially.
pax,
dora
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Wonderful! Thanks, Dora!
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Oooh! What a poem Susi. It evoked a gruesome image in my mind. Perfect for this time of the year
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I’m glad to have achieved that for you, Sadje! :)
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👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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