Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen ride abroad,
at home in pain,
bloated, famished,
on our suffering besotted,
their needs never sated,
splashing through our blood
heedless of all good,
skeletal, sore afflicted,
to cries and swords addicted,
slicing the horizon of outrunning time
till screams flow in a stream,
a river,
a flood
of anguish and despair,
hatred and greed devouring
all Earth’s handiwork
toward some coming hour
of darkness, an ocean
of heartless power,
and death
laughing in the lead.
In Dark Moon Time
In darkmoon time
the shadows eat shadows
and every thing
is thin and wailing.
Steven Dale Davison has published poems in more than a dozen journals. His hybrid book of poetry and images The Road to Continental Heart will be published in 2021. Written in both verse and prose, several of his plays have been produced. He has written both short and long fiction and has published a number of nonfiction essays and book chapters. Mr. Davison worked for twenty years as a journalist and professional writer in the private sector and was awarded a writing scholarship by Earlham School of Religion in Richmond, Indiana.
Cathy Shang is a sophomore in high school studying in Shanghai. She enjoys writing poetry, creating digital art, animation, experimenting with various other mediums such as watercolor and acrylic, as well as wheel throwing ceramics. She is very active in parliamentary debate, competing in competitions all around the world
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