Letter To Me I haven't been on here in a while but here it goes Leave me a letter to show me what's real Leave me a letter to say that I'll heal Take what you want and not what you need Tear me to pieces and leave me to bleed Death and defiance all have their ends Even the straightest of roads must bend Ashes to ashes and dust to dust Roses will wilt and promises rust But leave me a letter to show me what's real Leave me a letter to say that I'll heal #nightdwellers #gothic #dark

IMPORTANT REMINDER!!!! Important reminder about my short story contest. The deadline is March 31!! It is now March. The info is in my previous opuss as well as in the comments on that same opuss. Check it out and enter!!

Short Story Contest Hi everyone, I'm running a short story contest on my author website and I wanted to make sure everyone on opuss had a chance to enter. It can be any genre, save for erotica. I can't put that on my website. It should be between 2,000 and 5,000 words. You can enter more than one story as well. The deadline is March 31 And the winner will be announced on April 5. All entries should be emailed to sknhammerstone@gmail.com with the subject "short story submission". The winner will be featured on my website, twitter, and Facebook. Any questions can be sent to sknhammerstone@gmail.com with subject "contest question" Thank you and good luck

Shadows Darkness falls over me Moonlight not enough to see I can hear them whispering I can feel them rustling Shadows drifting in the night Hiding from me, out of sight Waiting for the perfect time To know their leader's frightening sign Darkness leaves along with night Room bathed in golden sunlight They are here no more Waiting for the rain to pour They can only come in dark Raindrops are their sacred mark Clouds that shroud them Dark sky that hides them They come in groups of three or four Never less and never more They cannot be detected or seen They are but shadows of the clean The shadows want to torture me They like my fear and desperate plea For anyone to hear my cries And save me from their prying eyes But someone has not abandoned me He doesn't fear them or their need When he comes they run away Afraid of what he'll do or say The shadows know I'm not alone That's why their numbers haven't grown They know he's here without a ring They know him by his rustling wings For its an angel on my side The demons cry and run to hide My angel is always watching me He knows my voice and hears my plea The demons have no power here My guardian angel gives fear reason to fear #nightdwellers #onyxheartcontest1

The Woman Under The Moon #nightdwellers A song for the woman under the moon. Here for a moment and leaving too soon. The stars are her jewelry, the sky her dress. I long just to touch her, one small caress. She's here but a moment, alone in the night. One dance in the#moonrays, a long lonely plight. I watch as she sways, across time and space. She has no real home, living her own race. Her beauty is endless, soft and complete. I will never let them hurt you, my sweet. Come to my window, little dancing girl. There is no one like you, darling white pearl. Rest in my arms, I'll never let you go. You're soft as the winter, fair as the snow. We don't have much time now, only the night. Lay with me sweetheart, forget your sad plight. A song for the woman under the moon. Here for a moment and leaving too soon.