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A Funeral For All Mankind
I pocketed the devil's dice And looked out upon uneasy streets Where people ran like rivers Into the deep dystopian weeds Slow burned and...

Paul Clive
Sep 19, 20242 min read
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The Bootstrap
I have built this place to get to her. Projected her like a shadow on my wall. A memory, a ghast, a shade, a thought. And from the fire...

Paul Clive
May 20, 20242 min read
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Nineteen Ninety One
I had an idea for a horror story called 1991 but just ended up writing a poem instead, enjoy: 1991 The year horror takes shape another...

Paul Clive
Jun 25, 20231 min read
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Be Kind, Rewind
The Rewound Heart Bleeding backwards Into a dying sun Waning crescent Descending crescendo Cascading energetic cycles Data still backing...

Paul Clive
Feb 9, 20231 min read
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Watchers At Midnight
On and off again during my life there has been the feeling that things are about to combust, fall apart, or all come crashing down....

Paul Clive
Sep 12, 20222 min read
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The Rock
The Rock Echoes of this piecemeal thunder Crushing clanking gears of stone Unwieldy chains like words unspoken The ungodly strong...

Paul Clive
Nov 19, 20212 min read
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