Author Archives: Fatesjoke

About Fatesjoke

You can now find me and my stuff at www.fatesjoke.com

Haunted

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Fatesjoke

I came to the desert, to find the ghosts here were not mine. The streets were pure, the sand bleached clean. Too soon I watched the lighthouse crumble, as I walked a street strewn with red feathers. Clockwork scorpions crawled … Continue reading →

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Victims together

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Fatesjoke

I saw marks on her legs, knew I was not alone. Too dull blades birthing bright blood, checkerboard scars on dull pale flesh. Moans, once cries, now sanitized to hide forced shame.

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not everything needs a name

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Fatesjoke

meet me at the river after the flooding has passed, the muddy banks, virgin once again we will watch the sunset the ducks heading to shore as the waves turn purple and pink let us have a tea party with … Continue reading →

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Sweet Surrender

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Fatesjoke

She makes me cry. I watch her trace the scars that crisscross pale wrists, I want to lick them. Clean the wounds of her soul with my tongue, until she hurts no more. She needs me to be her strength, … Continue reading →

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Necrophilia Sestina

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Fatesjoke

The ad will read: “Woman wanted; to help in discovering if male is a necrophiliac. Must be alive but not attached to remaining that way.” It will run for a week in the paper and if anyone wants me to … Continue reading →

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Feeding stray cats

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Fatesjoke

I don’t know the cost of a ream of paper in China or how much sunlight reaches the north pole of the moon. I don’t know why people in Louisiana eat living crawfish or what the long term effects of … Continue reading →

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New Bosnia

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Fatesjoke

“Jesus love me” she says sharing the news that she is expecting. “I am blessed” she repeats, constantly, when things go her way. “He loves you too” she says, as she prays for me because I say “fuck”. “Jesus loves … Continue reading →

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Committed

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Fatesjoke

She holds the gun to her head. Finger on the trigger, hammer cocked back. Tears slide from her eyes, down her cheeks and into her open mouth. Blood drips from her open wrists. Drip Drip Drip Watching the clock, she … Continue reading →

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It can’t rain every day

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Fatesjoke

This little boy, never really had a chance. Never shown what love was, never had a place. Silent, always at a loss for words. Seeking attention, because something was better than nothing. Punishment better than distance. Warmth of pain lasting … Continue reading →

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Drowning it out

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Fatesjoke

I want to drive 120 miles an hour with the angriest music possible playing as loud as any speaker can handle I want to drive as the music pounds with my phone in my hand leaving a voicemail to the … Continue reading →

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