local_library The Demon Slayers

by Stephanie Smith

Published in Issue No. 224 ~ January, 2016

On Fridays our lungs produce strong winds

as we banter back and forth.

We play tug of war with ennui

like a child in a custody battle.

Both of us wanting. But not really.

I light a candle to summon the ghost

of who we once were.

The television melts into the carpet.

The room stinks of mediocrity.

We sink into the corner of the couch

together

either fighting demons—

or embracing them.

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Stephanie Smith is a poet and writer living in Pennsylvania. Her work has appeared in such publications as ABYSS & APEX, WHISTLING SHADE, THE HORROR ZINE, ILLUMEN, and LIQUID IMAGINATION.