Five, four, three, two, oneBlast off right into the sunDeafening roar right in your chestThis is the dawn of our greatest questAscend past the heavens through the skyIt’s almost like we’ve learned to fly Seperation continues successSo far we’ve passed every testAs most of us watch from our homesUnlike any sight we’ve ever been shownFacesContinue reading “Exploration”
Author Archives: Simon A Jackson - Writer
Patient Zero: Origins
Hi everyone! Wednesday has come round again and with it a new story. This is a shorter one at about 10,000 words. It’s also a prequel to Death of Gods. Well, it’s really a pre-prequel seeing as how long before that story it is. Not saying there will be a story between the two asContinue reading “Patient Zero: Origins”
Unify
We did it once so we can do it againThe is an end to only the beginningFrame the facts without defeatNo need to claim we’ve been beatSimply analyse the events that occurredEveryone will get a chance to be heard Bicker and nothing will ever get doneThen the deafest mentality will have wonThis is a puzzleContinue reading “Unify”
Stalk
Slink among the tall grassWhile the sun beats down so harshStalking prey that has been foundPositioning without a single soundKeeping low and out of sightGet close without a frightSoon will come the time to pounceTo strike quicker than they bounceNow the trap is set and readyAs the gazelle’s stand steadySuddenly the trap is sprungThe predatorContinue reading “Stalk”
Blinded Or Dreaming
Battered and wornWhere is the scornHere is the memoryThere we are tornLost in the ethereal Blinded or dreamingImagination screaming Trapped in the hazeNo clearing our gazeWars are the waysLives taken in wavesStaring at the maze Blinded or dreamingImagination screaming Search for a meaningWhere is the freedomBullet to the grievingForgetting the feelingLife is a brief thingContinue reading “Blinded Or Dreaming”
Babble
Sit upon the eponymous throne from which the light will not flowA starlight blanket wrapped in the noose of what will not goI wield the blade of a lost type of shattered tomorrowWhile out among the elder trees are the endless borrow A tombstone with nothing but an empty sarcophagusThis is the moment from whichContinue reading “Babble”
Anvil Of Discord
Right, back again for another story. Fantasy is the name of the game this time. Though, this is a longer one at about 17,300 words. Also not focused on humans this time. Felt like a change. A dwarf is the focus of this story. Had other background stuff to include that couldn’t make it fitContinue reading “Anvil Of Discord”
Two Headed Coin
Turn the tables until we dropLike a carousel it just won’t stopThis is so far from the endWe are yet to go right round the bend Screaming with the joy of agesAnd we’re only on the second of the pagesWhat a sight we get to beholdNot sure if it’ll ever get old Sharing every momentContinue reading “Two Headed Coin”
Thorn
You say I’ve fallenI say I’m freeGiven to darknessLight blinded me A rose of thornsJagged and wornAwait the poisoning Severed all tiesPeople have diedNo allies leftGripped by new purpose A rose of thornsJagged and wornAwait the poisoning Crafted from boneHere lies my throneForm shifted shapeMercy has no place A rose of thornsJagged and wornAwait theContinue reading “Thorn”
Horsemen
Burn the bridgesStoke the forgeFeel the bloodWage your warsWretched hidesCrippled livesNo more sightedDead criesShattered prideDying lightEndless Night Prepare for the reckoningWe are the horsemenThere is no escaping Build your wallsIgnore the callsWait to dieSay goodbyeBuried liesOpen eyesDead promisesFresh scarsLast nightNo fightSold right Prepare for the reckoningWe are the horsemenThere is no escaping See the visionFeelContinue reading “Horsemen”
