Monday, January 4, 2021

Demon by Linnet Phoenix

I am jealous
of this she-devil
a spirit siren
that holds you
in her thrall
would that I 
could dilute her
devastating call
smash glasses
watch a fatal spill




Linnet Phoenix is a poet who currently resides in North Somerset, England. She has been writing poetry for years. Her work has previously been published in Heroin Love Songs, Punk Noir Magazine, ImpSpired Magazine and others. With poems in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Poetica Review. She also enjoys horse-riding in rainstorms.

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