“PULSAR” is a surreal romantic-gothic narrative poem that combines heartbreak, mysticism, and modern Americana into a haunting meditation on desire, deception, and intuition. The tone shifts between dreamy infatuation and creeping dread, while the voice remains intensely cinematic and emotionally charged, moving through the scene like a slow-burning fever dream. One of the poem’s greatest strengths is its vivid fusion of mundane detail and occult symbolism. This blending of grounded specificity with supernatural atmosphere gives the poem a distinctive identity and strong visual texture. The language is musically dense, full of internal rhyme and rhythmic momentum, which enhances the hypnotic quality of the narration. Written for the “A Shattered Cup of Doom” novella, this poem appears in the “First Shards of Broken Glass” chapbook.
“PULSAR”
love is a fever, love is blind
and they say that time will tell
can a match be made in heaven
with a girl who is raising hell
hand in hand and winter’s landing
staircase to a household door
the lantern lamplight far too dim
for him to ever see for sure
her words invoke numb placation
a lie so cold so bold so bright
she laid her hand upon his heart
and then she kissed the man goodnight
patchouli haze, and dazed, he prays
that she is not yet going home
but her low-top doctor martens
romper stomp through the driven snow
nissan pulsar witchcraft death star
a broomstick parked out on the street
and there, alone, a queen enthroned,
who sits there in the driver’s seat
mirror mirror on the windshield
ultra blue white lady hoodoo
her lips of red hold lies unsaid
like tombstones shaded from the moon
fit of twisted intuition
shivering a silver chill and
then behold, a crystal vision
from somewhere else, beyond her will
ancient eyes with swiss precision
ahead in time while time stood still
she saw clear to her derision
a golden goddess seated
on a throne
upon a hill
who’s the blonde
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