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Musings of a Witness

Stephen Johnson III

I write poetry and short literary fiction. Come and see.

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the kihlsgren // poem

I am not oft to wander the woods a’night
and make vow to never again —
For out in Skywoods I came to a sight:
the beast they call Kihlsgren.

long of the limb, although he is slender and faint,
palms splayed wide — and white and thi...

6 days ago
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the man who once had it all // poem

it crawls at me from within,
shredding me so finely
that the slightest breeze
whistles my lament.

this longing I have for you
threatens to overwhelm me
and I’d just as soon let it
if it would bring you any closer.

if only I ha...

16 days ago
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6

memory dies with you // poem

I gnash these long fangs
as I circle the flock,
I make not my move yet
I wait for the shock:

the ripple of chaos,
the work of my brothers.
the killing of innocents
and weeping of mothers.

that’s when I strike thee
and I need...

22 days ago
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the atonement for bloodsin // poem

the last day of Autumn, 1782-2E

the crack of lightning on a sleeping bay,
slamming light and thunder through
the halls and corridors of
Black-Raptor Keep.

the seat of an empire,
but the emperor cannot sleep:
a dagger has cut his...

a month ago
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are the roses still weeping? // poem

Greetings, all. I’ve been hard at work on Westnarr, and progress often takes strange forms. As I was fleshing out one of the cultures in the setting, I started circling the idea of folk songs and eventually the murder ballad. I’ve always be...

2 months ago
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