POETRY BY JOSEPH V. DANOSKI Joseph V. Danoski is a writer of letters and essays on diverse subjects, with strong opinions on many topics. A poet of horror, science fiction, and fantasy; he has been published in journals and webzines both in the US and abroad. Various publications include Scavenger’s Newsletter, Pegasus, Red Owl, The Ultimate Unknown, Penny Dreadful, Pivot, Psychopoetica (UK), The Nocturnal Lyric, The Quest (India), The Aurorean, The Mentor & Masque Noir (Australia), Twilight Ending, Talvipaivanseisaus (Finland) The Romantics Quarterly, Hadrosaur Tales, Endemoniada, Northern Stars Magazine, The NeoVictorian/Cochlea, Frisson, Black Petals, Outer darkness, Sanitarium magazine, and The Horror Zine. Other activities include being a multi-instrumentalist, songwriting, and recording original music. Joseph currently resides in Berlin, New Hampshire. Dojonaki05@gmail.com CHASING DESOLATION I’m always chasing desolation, Checking my compass for direction, Leaving cabin fever confinement, Welcome to my annihilation, I’m always chasing devastation, CREATURE OF HABIT Now it’s midnight at the crossroads You’re a creature of your habits You have blackouts in the moonlight, You’ve a monkey on your shoulder It’s the living night of phantoms THE DAY THAT MARY WENT AWAY I asked her nicely not to leave, Yet, she is always ever near, She whispers in the autumn leaves, I hope she’s in a better place, I revisit her when skies are gray, Leaving me standing there in grief, She didn’t realize what it meant, Each night |