ALTERED WORDS: The Eeriness of Hollow Nights

In case you are new to these posts, Altered Words is my take on blackout poetry, where I take a story, poem, or other literary work and try to “find” a poem within by simply crossing out the words I do not want to include in my piece.

This month’s poem comes from my story The Call of the Carrion Crows, featured in Haunted: A Crow Showcase from Quill & Crow Publishing House.

The Eeriness of Hollow Nights

The excruciating expanse

between us enshrouds my memory,

lashing my heart.

Temptation is a lurking entity

one that torments me

summons the eeriness of hollow nights and the

wistful realization of surrendering to depravity