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Poetics Presents

Aurelio Rico Lopez III

Aurelio Rico Lopez III is a self-diagnosed scribble junkie from Iloilo City, Philippines. His poetry has been featured in numerous print magazines and online e-zines such as Mythic Delirium, Dark Animus, Illumen, Black Petals, Goblin Fruit, Kaleidotrop, Sybil’s Garage, Aoife’s Kiss, Brew City Magazine, The Shantytown Anomaly, and The Horror Express. He has also co-authored two chapbooks JOLTS and ODDITIES with Kristine Ong Muslim.

Above Howling Winds

In a dusty attic
Above howling winds,
Grandma’s rocker creaks.
I shield my ears
With my palms,
Pressing tightly til it feels
Like my head is caught
In a vise.
Yet I hear her chair
Grinding age-old dust
Against the wooden floor,
The infernal sound
Raking unseen jagged fingernails
Across my brain.
In a dusty attic
Above howling winds,
Grandma’s rocker creaks.
I fear that not even murder
Will rid me of her.

Copyright ©2007 by Aurelio Rico Lopez III




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