Devils & Monsters

Shirtless man in leather stands in a shadowed dungeon corridor lined with chained, naked figures

What do you become when your pleasure wears the mask of your punishment?

I inched through thick leather flaps into an underworld. The gatekeeper wrapped a numbered strap around my wrist—a marked beast. I staggered toward a caged nook, where I tore away my modesty.

I sashayed into the arena of false gods and beauties. Banal beats failed to gag the grunts of male gratification. Maggots squirmed from my ears and cockroaches crawled across my skin.

I floundered through gooey darkness along a narrow corridor. Faint light slashed chained male flesh that writhed. In a drunken haze, they sprayed the walls with shame.

Bleak barred rooms, where an orgy of male bodies paid to enter and the gaoler released them at dawn. Conspicuous cheats rutted while flies buzzed self-righteous in the endless din.

Sticky, sweaty skin squirmed past soiled meat. The bowel stench of faceless men bled from the bleak walls unable to break free. The sullied spilled seeds squandered in the playground of devils and monsters.

—H, beneath the leather and lies

Whispers from the Shadows: More Haunting Poems to Unearth…

Hooded figure stands in a moonlit forest clearing, cloaked in shadows

Murderous Lust and the Whisper of Dark Seduction

A hypnotic encounter in the woods turns to horror, as whispered seduction masks a blade’s cruel intent. A gothic poem of power, violation, and the aftermath of survival.

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shadowy demon emerges from wall and enters sleeping man's head in dark gothic room

Mental Illness Demon

In the hush before dawn a shape of night slips beneath the sheets, threading terror through synapse and dream until mercy curdles into fevered hate.

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A man clutches his head in despair inside a dark, vaulted corridor lined with gothic arches and shadows.

Mental Agony

Trapped in a corridor of hallucinations and horrors, a haunted soul questions reality, memory, and the mind's last scream.

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Whispers from the Scars: Whispers from the Closet: More Poems of Gay Identity and Truth…

Small figure stands surrounded by towering shadowy giants in a desolate, smoky landscape

Fearless Giants

A lyrical cry against the double standards of voice and silence, this poem challenges the unchecked power of those deemed untouchable while the speaker is forced to kneel, apologize and disappear.

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Withered Tudor queen, Elizabeth I, in a decaying throne room, bathed in cold light from a high window.

Twisted Carcass

A spectral monarch speaks from a crumbling tower, cut off by ambition, betrayal and a heart long turned to frost. This poem drips with decay, not just of power, but of connection, longing and trust.

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A solemn man wearing a rainbow badge stands in the ruins of a gothic cathedral, as ravens circle beneath a moonlit sky

Denied the Queer

A lyrical battle cry from centuries of gay oppression. Through violence, exile and shame, this poem stands tall — a tribute to those who were denied and those who still rise in colour and truth.

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Whispers on the Road: More Narrative Poems to Follow…

grieving man stands at grave as ghostly father watches from the mist

Cold Inheritance

A deeply confessional narrative poem exploring the long shadow of paternal rejection. From childhood blame to adult heartbreak, Cold Inheritance lays bare the lasting wounds of a father's disdain.

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Hooded figure stands in a moonlit forest clearing, cloaked in shadows

Murderous Lust and the Whisper of Dark Seduction

A hypnotic encounter in the woods turns to horror, as whispered seduction masks a blade’s cruel intent. A gothic poem of power, violation, and the aftermath of survival.

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Blood-streaked sink in dim, tiled bathroom with chains and a shadowy mirror above

Danced the Razor’s Edge

A sorrowful meditation on betrayal and self-destruction, this poem dances the fine line between desperation and release. It bleeds with the ache of unrequited hope, where pain becomes prayer and silence becomes a scream.

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