{"id":6828,"date":"2022-09-20T15:31:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T19:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=6828"},"modified":"2022-09-20T15:31:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T19:31:58","slug":"altered-words-the-eeriness-of-hollow-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/20\/altered-words-the-eeriness-of-hollow-nights\/","title":{"rendered":"ALTERED WORDS: The Eeriness of Hollow Nights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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 &#8220;find&#8221; a poem within by simply crossing out the words I do not want to include in my piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This month\u2019s poem comes from my story <a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/the-call-of-the-carrion-crows\/\">The Call of the Carrion Crows<\/a>, featured in <strong>Haunted: A Crow Showcase<\/strong> from Quill &amp; Crow Publishing House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" data-attachment-id=\"6829\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/20\/altered-words-the-eeriness-of-hollow-nights\/june2022_carrioncrows\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/june2022_carrioncrows.png\" data-orig-size=\"800,560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"june2022_carrioncrows\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/june2022_carrioncrows.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/june2022_carrioncrows.png\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/june2022_carrioncrows.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/june2022_carrioncrows.png 800w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/june2022_carrioncrows-600x420.png 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/june2022_carrioncrows-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/june2022_carrioncrows-200x140.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Eeriness of Hollow Nights<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The excruciating expanse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>between us enshrouds my memory,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>lashing my heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Temptation is a lurking entity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>one that torments me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>summons the eeriness of hollow nights and the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>wistful realization of surrendering to depravity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"20\" data-attachment-id=\"2572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2572\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-orig-size=\"760,20\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"divider\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif 760w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-600x16.gif 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-250x6.gif 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8220;find&#8221; 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