I feel all the eyes on meAnd they just won’t go awayAlways burrowing deeper inIts like they’re judgement won’t endUnblinking and without a careThey’re just filling me with fearThe searing I feel at all timesAs my chest fills ’til I’m drowningShortness of breath I can’t fixI’m sure my lungs will burstAs they continue to watchLikeContinue reading “Burrowing Stares”
Author Archives: Simon A Jackson - Writer
Figurehead
You are the reason the world has gone darkInstigating a war that you crave to startCouldn’t care less about the lives that are lostDeath should come no matter the human costWith a knife to the throat of the worldHappy to watch the hope continue to erodeTwisting lies that you call truthsYou will never admit theContinue reading “Figurehead”
Kismet
This didn’t go to plan. Not in a bad way. More in a, I planned for this to be about as long as the last story, Root Magic (which was about 11500 words), way.Instead its more than twice that (about 28500 words) and is now the longest story I will have posted here. Oops! Nevertheless,Continue reading “Kismet”
Blurb: Kismet
Here’s the preview of what’s coming tomorrow. Enjoy! Isis has been reborn. After centuries of death she has returned to life. But the world is very different now. It is not the world she was born into and the name she has been given is not the one she once held. She doesn’t remember herContinue reading “Blurb: Kismet”
Troll
You wanna tear someone down?Well you can wear that cursed crown I won’t be part of another witch huntAnd couldn’t care less about the words you shuntAs after all you’re just a toxic soulAnd I won’t engage with such a trollSo find a new source of your manufactured dramaBefore you are hit by a tonneContinue reading “Troll”
Update
Hey everyone! This is just a quick update post to let you know that from tomorrow (Monday 21st September) there will be five posts a week for the rest of the year.
Standing Tall
I’m back and I’m not going downTry your best but I won’t drownFight through the mud and the painKeep pushing until you run in shameStill with pulse and plenty of mightHave you ever seen something burn so bright?Well watch me now as I stay afloatYou’re not welcome in my boatCause you doubted me and nowContinue reading “Standing Tall”
Root Magic
Story day has come round again. This week I’ve got a fantasy story (about 11500 words long) that involves magic and those that are against magic. Check it out and see what you think. Henrik Veldervern is hurrying as fast as his old legs will take him down a well lit underground passage under theContinue reading “Root Magic”
Always Celebrating
Roll up at eightJust an hour lateThe volume is loudAnd there’s a good crowdGrabbing a brewFrom people I don’t knowGone in a flashThis is the right pathChat for a bitThen jump in the pitSlay all I canThen bar before tenSeven shotsFeeling kinda hotThe room is blurryStill got plenty of furyBack to the floorTo dance someContinue reading “Always Celebrating”
Mere Man
You call me a saviour,But stop telling liesI’m simply a human,Falling from the skiesRose from the ashes,Ready to thrivePity I was trapped,And left to dieLabelled me the future,As you drove in the knifeGave me a crown,Just to watch me drownClaimed to be friend,While conspiringTook joy in the hate,You’re addicted to itSmiling as I faltered,Never compassionateStabbingContinue reading “Mere Man”
Simon A Jackson - Writer 