The weight of emptiness is what he seeks.
His spectral figure transports souls within
Death’s silhouette, aware they’ll want release —
Though making these decisions can evince
Odd preferences cloaked by Mister Grim.
Detecting movement clouding the blank stare
Of my dead neighbor’s window, I take care
To hide behind Venetian blinds and pause.
Shrouded by an ethereal affair —
Hunched shadowplay — emerges restless jaws.
About the Author
Native New Yorker and award-winner, LindaAnn LoSchiavo is a member of British Fantasy Society, HWA, SFPA, and The Dramatists Guild. Titles published in 2024: “Always Haunted: Hallowe’en Poems” [Wild Ink], “Apprenticed to the Night” [UniVerse Press], and “Felones de Se: Poems about Suicide” [Ukiyoto]. Forthcoming: “Cancer Courts My Mother” [Prolific Pulse Press, 2025]. Book Accolades earned: Elgin Award for “A Route Obscure and Lonely” and Chrysalis BREW Project’s Award for Excellence for “Always Haunted: Hallowe’en Poems.”
