Wallow

Am I sleepwalking
Into the void
Is the sound of the universe
Silencing itself in readiness
Do I offer my regrets in exchange
For the chance to hear
The music again
Or do I wallow in the absence
Of life-song

March 3, 2023 0

Crave

You

You crave my failure

You crave my loss of independence

You crave my return

It is you

It is you who fails me

It is you who depends on me

It is you I can never return to

It is I

It is I who carries you to success

It is I who gives you freedom of thought

It is I who grants you exit

You never

You never wish for success

You never wish for your freedom

You never wish an exit

For without me

There is no you

And without me

You cannot exist

Fear what you crave

For one day

I may just grant you your wishes

February 28, 2023 0

We Both Know

We both know

That love can change

And the winds

That guided us here

Might never

Flow this way again

February 7, 2023 0

Fresh War

Come the start

Of a new year

Against the washed-out

Greys

Of my rotting society

The war

Against

My war

Starts afresh

No winners

No losers

Just the eternal battle

For my unfashionable mind

December 20, 2022 0

Cold Stark Reality

My dreams

Of Enduring Love

Always become nightmares

When I wake

Into my cold, stark reality

To find

My dreams hurt more

December 15, 2022 0

Elysium – Part Two

Elysium arrives

And I find it empty

After all the good I have done

There is no sympathy

For my guilt

My burned skin

Is cold to the touch

And the crowd has left

Their giddy thrill satisfied

I was another hopeless cause

At the heel of their boots

The nails they planted

Imbedded in my soul

Will never fade

And I know Elysium will never accept

What is left of me

There is everything wrong

And nothing to gain

From its destruction

And I’m sober to its reality

The true reality

Of being a nihilists mouthpiece

October 10, 2022 0

Elysium

Do you wish to see

Both truth and belief

Destroyed?

Yes, they cry!

And whose do you wish

To see set aflame?

Yours, they taunt!

So I kneel

Hold my arms out

And gratefully accept

The lighting of the fuse

Let Elysium come, I think

Let Elysium burn

September 28, 2022 0

Nightmare Alley by Arron S. Hickman

Well, after many delays caused by life, death, the pandemic and everything in between, I’m proud to say that my book ‘Nightmare Alley’ is now available. It is a collection of fourteen short surreal horror stories adapted from some of the most vivid nightmares that have stayed with me throughout the years. If you’re interested, grab a copy, if you like it, review that copy (it helps immensely), if not, please just share the shit out of this. Thanks all, A.

September 23, 2022 0