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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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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...

42 hours 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...

11 days 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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and the twinned fiddles roar // poem

the village of Blane, two hours after midnight.

the air is crisp,
everyone is awake,
another child has been taken,
and the twinned fiddles roar.

the last of the bitter tears fall
from the eyes of every mother,
and there, ravaged...

2 months ago
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Dreadheart, the copper dragon // poem

it was then that my eyes
adjusted to light;
and fell on the dragon
— true dread.

he is copper in sheen,
with splotches of green
though stories had spoke
of him red.

he then looks at me —
his eyes too are green,
and these a...

4 months ago
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