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Poetics Presents

L. B. Sedlacek

L.B. Sedlacek's poems have appeared in such publications as "The Aroostook Review," "Poet's Canvas," "X Magazine," "Coppertales," "Inkburns," "Edgar Literary Magazine," "Spiky Palm," "Dispatch," "Heritage Writer," "ART:MAG," "Wild Goose Poetry Review," "Ghoti Magazine," and "Niederngasse." L.B. has received two Pushcart Prize nominations. Chapbooks include "Alexandra's Wreck" (Kitty Litter Press) and "Average Bears" (Assume Nothing Press).

ADDICTED TO POE

Here begins a tale of woe –
a murder with a twist –
by Edgar Allen Poe.
Who on quiet nights I often deem to read
and guessing – often wrong – who performed said misdeed.
The Raven or The Tell Tale Heart
always gets the shivers down my spine to start.
While Murders In The Rue Morgue
prompts me to get up and double-bolt my door.
The Pit and the Pendulum and The Gold Bug
have me looking over my shoulders, peering underneath the rugs.
While The Fall of the House of Usher
causes my hands to quiver, my body to shudder.
The Purloined Letter is clever and smart,
but The Cask of Amontillado makes my breath stop and start.
Once again I begin to breathe
picking up my final read --
The Masque of the Red Death with its ebony clock
leaves me in a state of shock!

Copyright ©2007 by L. B. Sedlacek